Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

403 reviews

bompi's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

idonoteatchairs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

mediocrity_is_expected's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicide

avawetherall's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Blood

cosykeekee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Sylvia Plath's writing style is very enjoyable, but the book fluctuated a lot in that sense.

I did enjoy it but I really would not recommend going into this book blind to the CW's <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Self harm

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Racism

lemonpoppy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

owls_rainbow's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

jiibii's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia and Forced institutionalization

mblanke's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

leylabox's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was great till she started being racist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault