A review by tajosima
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

5.0

(TW: mental health) 
Sill my favourite book
There are some problematic scenes, fatphobia and racism and that is something that should not be overlooked.
The representation of depression, the involuntary nihilism and, at the same time, the feeling of wanting to experience everything and not being able to, the process of thinking what could be the best way to commit  suicide and even that feeling of judging everyone internally but only because a person can’t find joy or meaning in anything.. those are things that when I first read this book (in the middle of my depression) made me understand so much about myself and not feel as crazy as I always felt.
And even nowadays, when my mental health is at its best, this book still gets me. It’s scary tbh that i still can relate to it. Just like the quote: “But I wasn't sure. I wasn't sure at all. How did I know that someday―at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere―the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn't descend again?”
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