A review by soaringpenguin
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

4.75

Excellent, an incredibly well-written insight into the experience of being suicidal, a journal of a victim of the bell jar, and the helplessness that pours from beneath it like a black cloud of smoke.
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