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Oct 24, 2013
Sofia
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A semi-autobiographical book by Sylvia Plath (originally written under the pen name Victoria Lucas), is Plath's only novel. She committed suicide shortly after it's publication and it is said that the story mirrors Plath's own struggles with depression, isolation, and her stints in mental asylums.
This book is intense, and probably not for everyone. The main character, Esther Greenwood, has what seems to be a very bright academic future ahead of her. Like many ...more
A semi-autobiographical book by Sylvia Plath (originally written under the pen name Victoria Lucas), is Plath's only novel. She committed suicide shortly after it's publication and it is said that the story mirrors Plath's own struggles with depression, isolation, and her stints in mental asylums.
This book is intense, and probably not for everyone. The main character, Esther Greenwood, has what seems to be a very bright academic future ahead of her. Like many ...more
Wow.
I am unsure how I made it this long without having read "The Bell Jar".
I LOVED it despite this being an incredible and harrowing depiction of depression in an age where mental health was not understood.
I think this is something every young woman should read. ...more
I am unsure how I made it this long without having read "The Bell Jar".
I LOVED it despite this being an incredible and harrowing depiction of depression in an age where mental health was not understood.
I think this is something every young woman should read. ...more
First Sentence: "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York."
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