A review by ellislock
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

 Beautiful prose, but without being too challenging. While the treatment of mental illness, women, and race is all clearly of its time, the journey of Esther through her mental illness is still profoundly relatable. 
Some favourite quotes:
“‘What does a woman see in a woman that she can’t see in a man?’ … ‘Tenderness.’”
“But they were part of me. They were my landscape.”
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