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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
Plath writes beautifully, and her insights into the mind of a young woman are alarmingly on-target, at least for me. Knowing Plath's biography made me a bit concerned that I was able to identify with Esther so closely, especially considering that it's fairly apparent that Plath based the book on her life experiences.
I enjoyed this edition because it included biographical notes, as well as the history of the novel's publication, and not having read anything by Plath before, I found it all to be h ...more
I enjoyed this edition because it included biographical notes, as well as the history of the novel's publication, and not having read anything by Plath before, I found it all to be h ...more
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