Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

57 reviews

erinoco's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

adum_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Confinement

aloy's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Medical content, and Medical trauma

gilnean's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Ableism, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Self harm, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Bullying, Xenophobia, Excrement, Animal death, Miscarriage, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Antisemitism

lakea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Torture

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical content, Confinement, Racial slurs, Bullying, Fatphobia, Racism, Vomit, and Blood

vipsahtanut's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Read the trigger warnings, if I knew what was coming I wouldn't have read the book. A good piece of literature, but shouldn't be recommended to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Confinement, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Medical content

timitsut's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I got a moderate insight into the treatment of mental illness in the 60ies in the US. However, the Racism in this book is (albeit not surprising for what I heard before about the author) making me question why this is suppposed to be "the" feminist classic you have to read before you die blabla. It was an interesting, informative and fast read and I have to say it was well written if you read it through a critical lense. It centered a womans perspective and as someone who has experienced some of the treatment Esther went through, I got something out of the book and I'm glad I reread it. I've read classics with similar racist undertones (duh, there are many), but again, why is it on so many Feminist Reading lists without any critical reference/ warning about the authors views, and I say that as a white, European woman. I'd recommend Hunger by Roxanne Gay if anyone wants to read a (very sad but essential) memoir about mental illness (here: PTSD and disordered eating) from a black Woman's perspective.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Confinement, Death, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Racism, Medical content, and Mental illness

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I found this book to be nothing like I had expected, but a decent read nonetheless. Given that it is regarded as a classic I had certain expectations going in, but was surprisingly wrong particularly in how I had imagined the book would end based on the way people talk about it. I found the first half of the book to be a bit slow and boring, but was intrigued to see it through to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

courtney_pyke's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, and Sexual content

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Blood, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Self harm, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming, Lesbophobia, and Racism