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Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark
2 reviews
ashbeth2011's review
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
This book is long and unless you want to read the whole thing, don't choose to read it. Sylvia's life wad indeed sad due to her mental health but many things about her life are deeply problematic as well. Such a life full of cognitive dissonance which was never fully reconciled.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
julied's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol
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