Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

476 reviews

bithikahalder's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt

rmorabia's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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not to be dramatic but rereading this book was so good it made me grateful to be alive to experience this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content

snartyhasgottheskills's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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. so- this book is incredibly relatable, sad and the emotional nature of the book makes you empathise with the main character, which sucks because sylvia plath uses racist remarks throughout and sometimes disregards the priveledges given to her/the main character due to disadvantages she faces within sexism, homophobia and ableism. The beginning of the novel is basically a recount of plath’s life and written in a lighter tone even when exploring dark themes, the rest of the novel however is written within an incredibly dark headspace and kind of glorifies suicide and other harmful ideas which may be harmful to some readers and isn’t really explained anywhere on blurbs or covers which isn’t needed but i think is necessary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

literally all the tw tbh

rehamreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

meh11's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Almost had to put this book down. The decent to crazy was just uncomfy and perhaps too close to home. I’m glad I finished it and it was a somewhat happy ending that got those chills off my back. 
Wouldn’t read another like it thought. But that’s for personal crazy reasons :) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

henry_michael03's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

sneha_reads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt

fogthroughthevalley's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma

geehutton's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content

sydneybenjamin's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent