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The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath

planetarykat's review against another edition

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dark sad 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

3.75

carsonrmowery's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

marilla07's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0


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oliwollie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

luca_vq's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced
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3.0

jellybeanqueen's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

timid_witch's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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mytileneve's review against another edition

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4.0

I absolutely loved this! I really enjoy reading about an unusual, imperfect protagonists and Esther Greenwood was just that. I found her incredibly relatable at times. I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Plath's work in the future.

m7a's review against another edition

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2.0

one star for the pretty cover and one for the floppiness of the book

k4myk's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25