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I have conflicting feelings about this book. On the one hand, it deserves its place as a classic if only for the author's keen sense of observation and way with words. She also had a sense of humor...Sylvia Plath, who knew!!
On the other hand, that's the tragedy. I was almost too pissed off to finish. What a horrible waste of a gifted writer who was actually an interesting person. I am left sad and angry, just absolutely furious that Plath lived at a time when a woman with her skills was not appr ...more
On the other hand, that's the tragedy. I was almost too pissed off to finish. What a horrible waste of a gifted writer who was actually an interesting person. I am left sad and angry, just absolutely furious that Plath lived at a time when a woman with her skills was not appr ...more
I almost picked up a book about Ted Hughes at the library last week but decided to read The Bell Jar first. Actually I read The Bell Jar in college, but I think that it was forced down our throats and I don't remember much except for the highlights. Sylvia Plath writes a powerful book about a descent into depression that ultimately leads to inpatient status at a mental hospital with all of the resultant horrors. Given what we know about Sylvia's suicide in 1963, this autobiographical novel takes
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I've been meaning to read this book for ages. My mom bought it for me years ago when I was diagnosed as a manic depressive. I think her intention was to help me see that I wasn't alone, that there are many people who suffer from the same thing I do. But it seemed kind of odd at the same time. I mean, as someone who suffers from depression, the last thing I want to do is read about someone else suffering from mental illness. Aren't books supposed to be an escape? I live this crap every day, hahah
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Reminded me a lot of The Catcher in the Rye. Just one scene linked with another scene, not really going anywhere, just telling a story of little consequence.
Her writing style is interesting. It dips into being overwrought, then abruptly back out. Overall its likable because there's an underlying cynisism that offsets the flowery prose. I noticed how much I liked it was affected by my mood.
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