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madalinsowden 's review for:
The Silent Woman
by Janet Malcolm
I really enjoyed this, a lot more than I thought I would. I've never read anything about Sylvia Plath before so it was interesting to learn a little more about her life. I also liked reading about Janet's life in writing this biography, particularly the parts about who she interviewed and how she met them. It was interesting to me how all of these lives seemed to be intertwined and to see exactly how she got her information.
There were parts that frustrated me; there were a few times where a character was mentioned out of the blue and it was assumed I was supposed to know who that person was, but I didn't. There were also times where I was reading and I had no idea how Malcolm had gotten to the topic of what I was reading about. But altogether I really enjoyed it and the topics and questions it raised, and I'd like to read more about Sylvia Plath and check out some of the authors and books Malcolm mentioned in this book.
There were parts that frustrated me; there were a few times where a character was mentioned out of the blue and it was assumed I was supposed to know who that person was, but I didn't. There were also times where I was reading and I had no idea how Malcolm had gotten to the topic of what I was reading about. But altogether I really enjoyed it and the topics and questions it raised, and I'd like to read more about Sylvia Plath and check out some of the authors and books Malcolm mentioned in this book.