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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

58 reviews

megbriers's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

 pretty descriptive language and mental health issues with a sprinkle of homophobia and racism. make sure to check tws before starting.

 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, Homophobia, and Vomit

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

i really wanted to love this. however, some parts of the book felt unnecessary to the story and Esther was just not a good person which made this so unenjoyable for me. despite her mental illness there was no reason for her to be so incredibly nasty to everyone around her. and her character targeting and physically abusing the only person of color and calling them slurs… for what? there was absolutely no reason for all of her rude actions especially considering how privileged she was. it did adequately portray the mental unraveling of a women in her early adulthood but it outshined by how awful her character was in my opinion. i was so disappointed :((( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cursing, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

mattmanningg's review against another edition

• 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

5.0

Such a beautifully written book, very disturbing (like very very in my opinion) but also sort of hopeful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Misogyny, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

saradanese's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content

Minor: Racism and Panic attacks/disorders

juliabaldwin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

I went into this read really wanting to love it, but it fell flat for me. It was hard to follow half the time, and I had a hard time keeping track of the timeline. Sylvia Plath is a great writer and is very good at complex metaphors, which is something I usually love in books, but The Bell Jar specifically was just okay, nothing spectacular. I felt as though other writers have tackled very similar subject matter in books that spoke to me significantly more than this one. Overall, it had its good points and fully earned the 3.25 I gave it, but I was left disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

emwinters's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Eating disorder, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Physical abuse

stormykat's review against another edition

dark tense

3.5

This book is the reason behind my anxiety and fear surrounding aging, childbirth, being a woman, etc.

Sooooooo well-written, but I wouldn't recommend to anyone who isn't in a pristine headspace. Be mindful of content warnings before picking this one up, that advice is from experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

halcyonkathryn's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, Fatphobia, Blood, Self harm, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Vomit, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Classism, and Eating disorder

mar1e's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

i_love_swimming_and_you's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt