A review by ashleysketch
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

4.25

I’ve never related to anything more than Sylvia Plath talking about taking baths. A part that stuck out to me was when she decided to walk for hours drunk in the middle of the night to return home sober, I found the book very slow until the psychiatric hospital but once there I felt very much connected to the character and saw pieces of myself in her. A very interesting part was explaining the overdose from her perspective.
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