fenna_wolthuis 's review for:

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

5.0

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Absolutely incredible! Massive and magnificent. Clark sets out to 'trace Plath's literary and intellectual development rather than her undoing'. What follows is a page-turning account of the life of Sylvia Plath, 'one of the most highly educated women of her generation'. Clark's take on Plath brings a much needed and deserved focus on the social, cultural, and literary context to understand her work and offers a depiction of Plath that takes her professional life seriously. Greatly, greatly recommend!