A review by pekoparty
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

5.0

I found Plath's nearly biographical book, and correct me if that is wrong, to be a slow start and a fast finish. I enjoyed pacing over the events. It was as if by the time I finished the book, I was reading an entirely different story than the one I had initially started. Her writing style was entirely descriptive, so much at times that I found the dialogue to be little gifts in between. But the descriptions, none the less, were gorgeous, smooth, and really put you in Esther's shoes. I would recommend this book to anyone who is look for a story of someone's greatest life changing moments. I don't see why college girls swoon over this. I would never want to be as sad and desperate for death as Esther Greenwood, but I can see how the glory of overcoming one's internal adversity seems appealing. Especially to those who carry many of them close to heart.