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tej_reads 's review for:
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm not sure what I was thinking going into this. Of course, I had heard about the Bell Jar before and I was aware of Sylvia Plath but it was different. I kept picking it up and putting it down, I started it properly last night and finished it this evening. Part of me wanted to know but the other part would've been just as happy putting this book back on my shelf and never coming back.
I didn't like Esther at all and yet I could see myself in some parts of her. The girl, the adult unsure about her future and of the different paths it could've gone and yet I didn't predict the path it took. Perhaps that's a good thing.
I didn't like Esther at all and yet I could see myself in some parts of her. The girl, the adult unsure about her future and of the different paths it could've gone and yet I didn't predict the path it took. Perhaps that's a good thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Blood
Minor: Racism