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fictionallyauds 's review for:
Ariel: The Restored Edition
by Sylvia Plath
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Perhaps it is my experience on book twitter getting torn up for saying something controversial but… the blatant racism. I couldn’t get past it. To the point where I ask myself why?
Plath is a wonderful poet. I’ll give her that. She’s got a way of storytelling that is captivating. However… it does not justify racism, regardless of the time period these were written in. As another reviewer wrote, other poets knew better - if society is going to uphold Sylvia Plath as a major feminist writer, hold her to the same standards.
Plath is a wonderful poet. I’ll give her that. She’s got a way of storytelling that is captivating. However… it does not justify racism, regardless of the time period these were written in. As another reviewer wrote, other poets knew better - if society is going to uphold Sylvia Plath as a major feminist writer, hold her to the same standards.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy