A review by imaginefishes
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

3.5

The book was enjoyable but felt like a drag nearing the end, possibly because
the main character Esther herself was quite literally stuck in the drudgery of mental institution after mental institution.
Overall, I liked the dry narrative tone of the book, but I tired of it after a while. Something interesting though was that I kept imagining Coco Chanel as Esther Greenwood, maybe due to the attention she pays to her own fashion.
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