false 6514 63 Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. <i>The Bell Jar</i> tells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City in the early 1950s. The real Plath committed suicide in 1963 and left behind this scathingly sad, honest and perfectly-written book, which remains one of the best-told tales of a woman's descent into insanity. 1385044 1963 The Bell Jar total:37346|5:11446|4:14132|3:8889|2:2252|1:626| 37346 145560 49324 2811 1 22 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Sat Jan 05 18:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 09:07:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 15 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Aug 04 14:30:32 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 16 13:02:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 20 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue May 29 00:54:17 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 11:56:50 -0700 2007 The Bell Jar and absolutely loved it. I am gladly considering myself one of them. I was a little caught of guard when I read a few reviews of The Bell Jar comparing it to The Catcher in the Rye stating how it's the female version of it. I liked Catcher but I know there a...more...]]> 4 13 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 08:58:32 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 08:58:54 -0700 2007 The Bell Jar I expected immediate immersion into a world of gloom followed by the incessant whining that often accompanies that world. Those of you who have read Prozac Nation know exactly what I mean. What else should I have expected from a woman who committed suicide by putting her he...more...]]> 1 12 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Aug 27 12:46:06 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 12:52:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 7 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 08:06:11 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 08:24:36 -0700 2007
my bad. this is an awesome novel. it traces the mental breakdown o...more...]]> 5 6 false true Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 08 22:45:44 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 02 08:02:39 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 5 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 12:37:42 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 15:11:35 -0700 2007 Interview
1.) Why are you in New York?
I’m currently here for a month. I’m working as a guest editor for a fashion magazine.

2.) Why did you leave Doreen alone with a guy that she had just met, especially if she was drunk?
Well, I saw that Doreen and her date we...more...]]> 4 5 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Tue Feb 10 03:01:05 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 03:38:36 -0800 2009 2 or 3
I read a review of this book that said this book was dated. I think I understand what they m...more...]]> 1 5 false false Sat May 10 21:50:43 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 10:15:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 6 false false Thu Apr 17 15:31:02 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 19:33:31 -0700 2008 5 3 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 13:55:21 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 13:57:24 -0800 2008
If, like me, you've missed The Bell Jar, then I say, pick it up fast. This is the story of Esther, a bright young woman who has made a life of winning scholarships and academic prizes, who is in danger of breaking under the pressure of expectations. Her na...more...]]> 2 4 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:26:04 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 11:12:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 true false Thu Aug 07 09:53:10 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 06 20:32:31 -0700 2009
You would think I would want the story of depression and suicidal thoughts to leave me as soon as ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Oct 08 02:47:59 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 02:52:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 6 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 10:06:49 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 14:02:22 -0700 2007
Early in the book, she seems like the poster child for the so-called quarter life crisis, and...more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Sat May 19 20:46:55 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 13:24:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Dec 25 20:34:21 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 20:37:48 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Mar 30 17:01:36 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 23:38:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 10:17:47 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 04 11:34:36 -0700 2009
The same can be said of her semi-autobiographical book The Bell Jar. Set in the 1950's, it is the sto...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=410276