The Bell Jar in Never too Late to Read Classics

Oct 10, 2011 midnightfaerie rated it liked it

Shelves: classics, rory-gilmore

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath has long been considered a classic and honoured by many a feminist. Wasn’t riveted, just mildly interested. Good portrayal of how a woman’s mind works when under stress or dealing with depression, whether it’s in the 60’s or now. I think most woman can relate to this book on some level. I did like how Plath drew you in and made you feel like you’d had that same thought before. On the other side, I know although it was fiction, it was somewhat autobiographical when re ...more

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Oct 06, 2024 Delirious Disquisitions rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: literature-required-reading, favorite-authors, romance, historical, classics, wishlist, adult, contemporary

Embodiment of the sad girl aesthetic and almost every lana del rey song ever written but more specifically "this is what makes us girls" and "hope is a dangerous thing for a woman to have." ...more

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Jun 24, 2018 Sarah rated it really liked it

This was this weeks audiobook. No idea why I've avoided this one all my life. For some reason I'd developed a dislike of Plath without ever having read anything except that one poem that gets taught in every highschool english class. When I first started this, I disliked the character because she was childish and immature. But then, she was 19 or so - so of course she was immature. At any rate, I'm very glad I gave this a chance. It held my interest on several runs and long bike rides. I wish sh ...more

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