A review by luccamaria
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"i saw my life branching out before me like the green fig-tree in the story. from the tip of every branch, [...] a wonderful future beckoned and winked. [...] i saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig-tree, starving to death, just because i couldn't make up my mind which of the figs i would choose. i wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and as i sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet." (p. 73)


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