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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

2205 reviews

asta_cassel's review against another edition

2.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I mostly liked the parts that weren’t rasist.

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nicurnmama's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark 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: Complicated

The first time I read this book I was 12 years old.
Heh!
I read it with a morbid curiosity to try and understand my parent with bipolar disorder who was fascinated by Plath, her writings, and her multiple attempts to unalive herself. Not only were they fascinated but modeled their life after her.
This time around I was captivated with Plath’s weaving of words. Nevertheless, I still don’t understand. Perhaps I never will.

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emmalenek's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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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jjessbanks's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dadcalves's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

My favourite FMC’s are depressed, alienated from the world, and facing madness; Definitely could have done without Sylvia Plaths racism shining through though.

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cocoshrimp's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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saral1103's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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nikosmosprospekt's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective tense fast-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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agfavorite's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love love loved this book. Upset that I haven’t read any Sylvia Plath until now at almost 39 years old. High school me was just screaming for this. Instead I had JD Salinger and Bukowski and Poe, which served me well, but obviously a female point of view would have been life changing. Anyway, even now I’m touched by how much I relate to her writing and how poignant her prose is. Definitely going to do a deep dive into the rest of her stuff

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vik777's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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