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This is a heartbreaking story about a girl who realized that her mental health is declining. The realness of her thoughts, her fear, her slowly but surely descent to insanity - it's all so frightening and sad. You can't help but think that the writer was really experiencing those things, and this book is some kind of semi autobiography of her. And it's getting even sadder when you know that it's true.
Sylvia Plath has lead a very remarkable but very sad life. The Bell Jar gave us a glimpse of us ...more
Sylvia Plath has lead a very remarkable but very sad life. The Bell Jar gave us a glimpse of us ...more
I first read this in high school and didn't remember much about it other than liking it. I recently listened to the audiobook version read by Maggie Gyllenhaal. This is a powerful story of a woman's struggles with mental illness perhaps enhanced by the conformity of the 1950s. I was particularly struck by Esther's attitudes toward sex and marriage. Maggie Gyllenhaal did an excellent job of narrating the novel and this would make a good discussion title for groups interested in reading classics.
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