Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

58 reviews

bookishdiya's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

2.75

Gave 2.75 only for the excellent representation of mental illness because the book is very racist. Very disappointed in the racism displayed by the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Self harm, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

sonyatheultimatereadinggod's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Racism

abookisabookisabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Xenophobia

rubyabercromby's review

dark reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

fionafrancis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Xenophobia

dizz's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

It was quite an interesting read. The blurb of my copy didn't give anything away so the way the story progressed really did surprise me.

It was as if I was watching a friend spiral—unexpected and had me thinking back on warning signs.

I enjoyed listening to men I trust's discography while reading this. Insightful read. The racism was off putting when it showed up though :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Rape

Minor: Racism

rakkaussipsi's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Ableism, Medical content, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma

gothmiku's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Sexism, Body horror, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Ableism

l3t1c1a's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Racism

pun1sher's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-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? N/A

3.5

I definitely expected something darker and ended up being just slightly disappointed because of that. But then again I guess this book is dark for people who haven't struggled with mental illness and suicidal thoughts. For me it was just relatable 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual content

Attempted rape, mildly detailed labour, shock therapy