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if someone asked me what this book was about, i could not give them the slightest idea despite having read the whole thing. it was a good book overall but i genuinely had no idea what was going on and all i took from it really is that she tried to kill herself

hissukissu's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.0

I didnt expect that, quite depressing

kaylaacakes's review against another edition

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5.0

“But I wasn't getting married. There ought, I thought, to be
a ritual for being born twice—patched, retreaded and approved
for the road”

I wish I had read this when I was 16, but I’m also grateful I didn’t. I’ve seen this book recommended all over but had never looked into it until picking it up, going in blind, and finishing it in less than 24 hours. I don’t know what I expected but it was not a raw and very much real view of feelings I fear every young woman experiences. I was so enthralled by the story and once finished I read several essays about it, and was shocked to learn the author had ended her own life shortly after writing this. While this was published in 1963 the parallels of the issues then and the issues women face now and entirely too similar. Being overwhelmed with the view of many people who think women should be married and have babies and serve men is still so prevalent unfortunately. I am so glad I read this when I was in a mentally stable place in my life and not the unstable teenager who felt that life was pointless.

lpcook's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, what an amazing book. I absolutely loved Plath’s writing and the amazing details of human thought and the progression of mental illness. I listened to the Audible version and Maggie Gyllenhaal did an amazing job narrating.

carms123's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

jenilew's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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