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The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

Start date: July 1, 2024

Finish date: July 31, 2024

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The Bell Jar (July)

The contrast between the two July books is jarring
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last updated Jul 22, 2024 09:41AM

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Oct 17, 2024 ashlyn rated it did not like it · review of another edition

i am genuinely shocked and confused to why this book is averaging 4 stars. i went into this book knowing that this book is very loved and so is the author but i had no clue how problematic and blatantly racist this book would be, i assumed this would be a feminist book but this book is shitting on asian women and black people. for example “i looked as ugly as a chinaman” “smudgy eyed chinese woman staring idiotically into my face” “the *n word* kept grinning and chuckling in a silly way” this bo ...more

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Jan 07, 2025 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑞 ⊹ rated it it was amazing

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Oct 21, 2024 Mairi Laing rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book shot to the top of the one of the best books I have ever read. My heart ached throughout yet I felt a sense of pride that such a strong woman could write such a thing, no matter how close to her own life it may be. Sylvia Plath will always be one of the best writers to exist.

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bin sprachlos und muss das glaube ich ein zweites Mal lesen, um jedes Detail wahrnehmen zu können.
Der Schreibstil ist so brutal ehrlich und direkt, die Gedanken von Esther sehr ungefiltert und nicht blumig umschrieben – ich liebe es.
Wie gesagt, muss das auf jeden Fall noch ein zweites Mal lesen. Die Verbindung von Frauenbildern, gesellschaftliche Erwartungen, Angst zu versagen, Hoffnungslosigkeit etc ...more

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