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    <body><![CDATA[The first half of this book was a little disappointing. The author got so caught up in Plath's social life and activities throughout college that he didn't really talk about her growth as a writer or a person. Her suicide attempt doesn't really make sense in the context of his story of her life, bec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78361093">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My brother, Paul, wrote this book so I've read it more times than i can remember. I am of course a huge fan of everything Plath wrote and have read her poems and the Bell Jar numerous times. The book is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a brilliant young woman who i think is so popular because ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62340958">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[While some of the facts do not seem to match up with those published elsewhere, I have come to the understanding that &quot;fact&quot; is a relative term and that no biographies will every completely mirror others on the same subject (for many reasons), especially biographies of Plath and those arou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22865328">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best biographies of Sylvia Plath I've read.  Informative and not too terribly biased.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ Very insightful as to the life of Sylvia Plath....no sugar coat needed.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent biography!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[a great biography of plath---complete with her grade marks from secondary school and none of that judgemental tone that biographers have about her short life.]]></body>
    
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