Jan’s Comments (group member since Apr 04, 2019)

Jan’s comments from the Read With Me! group.

Tina wrote: "Jan wrote: "I found the book fascinating it’s a coming of age story set in America later when I read Red Comet Sylvia Plath biography it all became very clear that The Bell Jar was semi-autobiograp..."

Let me know what you think as you’re going through it I can highly recommend Red Comet though it’s a mammoth book to read

I found the book fascinating it’s a coming of age story set in America later when I read Red Comet Sylvia Plath biography it all became very clear that The Bell Jar was semi-autobiographical Esther Greenwood going through similar difficulties as Sylvia did growing up in America during an era when mental health was treated very differently and what Sylvia endured during shock treatment and her suicide attempts are described in The Bell Jar. Some other parts of the book for example Esther had a sponsor and so did Sylvia her name was Mrs Prouty and she was an author who supported Sylvia financially and emotionally as does Esther’s sponsor.

Tina wrote: "Jan wrote: "I have read a few of these will add others to my list"

That's awesome! I haven't read a lot of classics, but I'm trying to change that. Last year I had terrible reader's block, so I'm ..."

Once you start you’ll get back into it and fly through the books I just finished one called the lodger which was good by Valerie Gough and I’m now reading Daisy darker which is pretty good I’m into chapter 5

I have read a few of these will add others to my list