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244 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intens...
Community Reviews Summary of 101,687 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 64%
sad 61%
challenging 29%
tense 21%
funny 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assaultMinor
Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent244 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intens...
Community Reviews Summary of 101,687 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 64%
sad 61%
challenging 29%
tense 21%
funny 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assaultMinor
Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent