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A review by the_fantasy_fan
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
dark
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
4.5
I find it so oddly fitting that I started and finished this solemn but beautifully written tale on a date numbered 13.
Anyway, this read has been a long time coming and I’m honestly glad it took me till now to get to it. I really needed this story at this point in my life—I too feel like I’ve been living in a bell jar for quite some time, and it made me feel less alone reading about Esther Greenwood’s (and it seems, Sylvia Plath herself’s) similar struggles with it.
I plan on reading this again one day…but I definitely need a lot of time and a couple of happier books in between before hand lol.
Anyway, this read has been a long time coming and I’m honestly glad it took me till now to get to it. I really needed this story at this point in my life—I too feel like I’ve been living in a bell jar for quite some time, and it made me feel less alone reading about Esther Greenwood’s (and it seems, Sylvia Plath herself’s) similar struggles with it.
I plan on reading this again one day…but I definitely need a lot of time and a couple of happier books in between before hand lol.