Review by keda_xcx_ - The Bell Jar

keda_xcx_ 's review for:

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

After hearing so many great views about this book I decided to pick it up I began reading and at first nothing happened which confused me but I am optimistic. When I made it half way through the book there was I greeted with our main plot point and everything before that felt random . What I will say is that the writing was beautiful, so vivid and compelling, only to be overshadowed by its sheer racism and fat-phobia every other page. It was so unprovoked and entirely distasteful. The book was described as the main character falling into madness but I just didn’t get that she only seemed depressed not mad at all. I was expecting her be belligerent incoherent, fully gone over the deep end. But she simply slipped into a deep depression is all.

Even after shock therapy I thought for certain ok this is it she’s gonna take a turn for the worst, but unfortunately I was left with nothing.

I don’t really know how to rate this book, I did enjoy it I just feel like so much more could have been done.

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