A review by bruts_bane
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

This is one of the best books I have ever read.

The parallels between Esther and Joan are so profound. I almost feel Joan is some alternate life Esther was meant to have, and she potentially imagined her coming into the asylum during her manic states.

I related deeply to this book. There are some indescribable feelings I’ve always thought and felt that Plath was able to put into words. The way she was able to step back and view her life as a whole, and her mental patterns, is incredible. She was an amazing poet. 

I am, I am, I am.