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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
5.0
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I knew that living in the 60s as a mentally ill person wasn’t a pleasant experience but this book really opened my eyes and made me realise how HORRIBLE it must’ve been back then. 
apart from that I love sylvia plath’s writing so much, you can just tell when an author is also a poet and the fig tree analogy might actually be the best thing that has ever been written. the main characters views on marriage, having kids and choosing a career are so ahead of it’s time and I felt so seen by them, I cant believe this was written almost 60 years ago.