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The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

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Aug 25, 2015 Narges rated it liked it · review of another edition

I just don't get Crazy :) it was good, very good at first. but it had 50 pages of how she wanted to kill herself which made me abandon the book for 2 days, it was depressing. the fact that Sylvia did kill herself at the age of 30 and the book being almost an autobiography makes it sad. it makes her life a failure against her mental condition. otherwise it could have been a great story of struggle and triumph. but over all it was a good read, thanks Haman :) ...more

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Jan 24, 2009 Darcy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-moody-books, 1001-books-must-read, 2009

An interesting read. I liked it, but didn't sympathize with Ester at all. I liked her stories though! ...more

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Apr 27, 2008 Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-long-ago

I read this on my own at some point when I was in high school. I remember really liking it but not as much as I felt that I should have... Would be interesting to go back to it as an adult, and knowing more about Plath.

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