shannay_05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Moderate: Rape
verysillygoose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Self harm
Moderate: Rape and Medical content
Minor: Racial slurs
danielakl's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
The story of Esther Greenwood, a fictionalized version of Plath herself, articulated the visceral fear and emotional stagnation that accompanies untreated depression in a way I’ve never seen before. Plath’s writing is sure to strike a chord with young adults who love someone more the less they know them, who have rarely encountered external failure, who see the futility of life but are not emotionally equipped to appreciate the freedom in ephemerality, who can only work and create to satisfy an eternal need for purpose. In many ways that I’ve never had the talent to describe, I resonated with her journey. There is a refined rawness that ribbons through the book and made me feel like I was reading a diary, or hearing whispered confessions late at night. While I’m not sure this is something I could universally recommend, if you think you’ll like it, you most likely will.
Graphic: Rape and Suicide attempt
Minor: Racism
chloe_hazel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Rape
laughingrecord's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Rape
star_witch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs
pdunkinn's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Rape
Moderate: Fatphobia and Racism
keelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Body shaming, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racism, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
vivvs's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Homophobia
gilnean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Ableism, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Self harm, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Vomit
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Bullying, Xenophobia, Excrement, Animal death, Miscarriage, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Antisemitism