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A review by tonihu_97
The Bell Jar: 50th Anniversary Edition by Sylvia Plath
3.0
3.5 stars.
Loved her writing. The book itself is beautifully written and easy to read. The contents of the novel, however, are smth. you would expect from a novel from 1963. The language sometimes is racist (eg. the negro) and Plath seems a little homophobic or better afraid of things outside her white, heterosexual bubble. I wasn’t surprised - because of the time it was written.
Esther Greenwood, the protagonist, is highly unlikeable and also very likeable in a way. She struggles with depression and therefore, an emptiness inside her, which is slowly killing her. After a suicide attempt, the young woman, finds herself in psychiatric hospitals, where she struggles to regain „happiness“ and her place in society.
I really liked, how Plath portrays the struggles of (young) women in 1950s society - struggles, we often find nowadays as well. Women expected to raise babies, marry and aren’t capable of having a job like psychiatrists, doctors, novelists etc.
Definitely recommend reading as it is a great book, but TW for the language and contents (racism, homophobia).
Loved her writing. The book itself is beautifully written and easy to read. The contents of the novel, however, are smth. you would expect from a novel from 1963. The language sometimes is racist (eg. the negro) and Plath seems a little homophobic or better afraid of things outside her white, heterosexual bubble. I wasn’t surprised - because of the time it was written.
Esther Greenwood, the protagonist, is highly unlikeable and also very likeable in a way. She struggles with depression and therefore, an emptiness inside her, which is slowly killing her. After a suicide attempt, the young woman, finds herself in psychiatric hospitals, where she struggles to regain „happiness“ and her place in society.
I really liked, how Plath portrays the struggles of (young) women in 1950s society - struggles, we often find nowadays as well. Women expected to raise babies, marry and aren’t capable of having a job like psychiatrists, doctors, novelists etc.
Definitely recommend reading as it is a great book, but TW for the language and contents (racism, homophobia).