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The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar
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May 18, 2016
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June 2, 2016
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Heather L
Jul 14, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: group-read, classics, 2014
Excellent writing, but quite depressing. I finished at about 9:30 last night, and was wishing I had finished about two hours earlier, so as to take a long walk and clear my head before bed. As it was, I slept poorly and woke during the middle of the night, unable to get back to sleep for more than two hours.
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If I had read this as a fifteen year old girl I might have really identified with the main character. The imagery was beautiful but the story didn't grab me. ...more
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