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bella_mckinnon's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Absolutely gut-wrenching, but very telling and informative piece on Plath. The amount of research and respect in honouring her character and her experiences was duly noted and appreciated with every page. I could not put this down. So many parallels with myself and Plath though. I’m convinced she was bipolar and had quiet bpd. Absolutely terrible. Beautiful account of her life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Mental illness
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness
Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Self harm, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, and Abandonment
earlgreybooks's review
3.0
I knew most of this already, but the best thing by far was the fact this includes a list of some of the books Sylvia Plath owned. Guess who has a new reading challenge?
blreed's review
4.0
Quick, factual, unbiased, relatively without frill but containing a few moments that made me wonder how wild the first draft might have been. Kirk finger-wags about getting wrapped up in the sensationalism of Plath's life, then concludes her chapters with foreboding cliffhangers. Surprisingly engaging.
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