Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

669 reviews

kingcrookback's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

I was...unprepared for but utterly unsurprised by the racism. Plath's description of Esther's mental illness, of being trapped under the bell jar, were very striking, though. I can't articulate why at the moment, but reading certain passages felt reminiscent of what it felt like to read Virginia Woolf's The Waves.

...what in the hell kind of vibes was I giving off in senior year of high school that made my yearbook adviser--who'd known me for four years at that point--recommended this book to me?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

elysianemily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Blood, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lillelow's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

abbywriwri's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual assault

tea_time's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and Death of parent

skyfiolleau's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

Beautifule writing and prose. A very sad and poetic journey of the pains of being a young woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

squibbers_stox's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

The book can be slow and at times plain unlikable. However, Plath is a great writer & the historical context of this book (& its subject matter) make it a powerful and transcendent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

hayleycorrigan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

rory_john14's review against another edition

slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

charlie222's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

So beautifully written and emotional and the ending was so perfect. The extended metaphor of the bell jar was so good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism