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Welcome to the Missed Classics Club's first pick, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath!
We'll be reading from October 19 to November 13. I'll be honest: I'm new to Storygraph and not super familiar with all its features, but I'm sure we can figure it out together.
And as a reminder, I'm hosting a live Chat over on Substack on Wednesday, October 30 at 8-9:00pm EST to discuss the first half of the book.
Happyish reading!
Clara
We'll be reading from October 19 to November 13. I'll be honest: I'm new to Storygraph and not super familiar with all its features, but I'm sure we can figure it out together.
And as a reminder, I'm hosting a live Chat over on Substack on Wednesday, October 30 at 8-9:00pm EST to discuss the first half of the book.
Happyish reading!
Clara
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Introductions!
Target: 19 Oct 2024
Hi all! As this is our club's first pick, I thought it would be nice to get to know each other a bit.
I'm Clara from Uruguay/Miami, and my favorite book is probably Jane Austen's Persuasion. My most recent read is Maggie O'Farrell's Instructions for a Heatwave, which I loved.
I'm Clara from Uruguay/Miami, and my favorite book is probably Jane Austen's Persuasion. My most recent read is Maggie O'Farrell's Instructions for a Heatwave, which I loved.
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Initial Impressions (Chs. 1-5)
Hi friends! As a reminder, we'll be discussing chapters 1-10 on the Substack chat on Wednesday at 8pm EST, but before that, I wanted to open it up to initial impressions people may have had/be having as they read The Bell Jar for the first time, or perhaps re-read it several years later.
As for me, I've read some of Plath's poetry and for some reason I never expected her prose to be so ... casual? It reads a lot -- to me -- like J.D. Salinger, which was surprising. (Full disclosure, unlike a lot of people I actually still like Catcher in the Rye and *love* Franny and Zooey, so the comparison is not meant pejoratively!)
Has there been anything that's surprised you thus far, pleasantly or unpleasantly?
As for me, I've read some of Plath's poetry and for some reason I never expected her prose to be so ... casual? It reads a lot -- to me -- like J.D. Salinger, which was surprising. (Full disclosure, unlike a lot of people I actually still like Catcher in the Rye and *love* Franny and Zooey, so the comparison is not meant pejoratively!)
Has there been anything that's surprised you thus far, pleasantly or unpleasantly?
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