Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

8 reviews

flapjackzs_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Abortion

hannahventer2802's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

Found the first half relatable and captivating, but the second half was hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

balluna's review against another edition

emotional sad 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: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death, Blood, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racial slurs and Grief

Minor: Abortion

bellari's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

A classic for a reason. Plath's protagonist is inwardly charming, convincing you to join her in her spiral. Always contemporary.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Abortion, and Sexual assault

abicarp's review against another edition

challenging dark 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: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion

magnimius's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion and Rape

jordanalay's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

leo_sd's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

3.0

I was reading the new biography of sylvia plath (The Red Comet) and I was interested to read more of her work. I am happy I read it to say I have read it, but it does not feel revolutionary as it was for it's time, and I found the plot to be disjointed. My favorite parts were the descriptions of landscape or settings. I don't really have a strong opinion of this book, as it has a place in history making books, but as this book is history making, many of the ideas and themes have been recycled in more recent books that, due to the cultural and social settings, I found to be more interesting and relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape and Abortion