Reviews

The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath

jbouyea23's review against another edition

I really disliked this book. The last 50 pages were all that was good.

doniadanesh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

beefsprout's review against another edition

4.0

i liked her as she became more insane

lucyspivey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

i loved this book. it was really disturbing but i really enjoyed it. 

raresssss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

c_akel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.25

lisandi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

evvii's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

thuccy's review against another edition

3.0

prefacing this with the fact that i wanna give this a 3.5! good book! sylvia plath’s prose isn’t as strong here as in her poetry for sure, but i still really enjoyed it and found lots of nice quotes. esther is very interesting as a character and while i disagree with her in a lot of ways it was very interesting to watch her descend into madness like this, i thought that she felt very authentically female as a character and i appreciated that but she wasn’t super gripping and i wasn’t really rooting for her completely. i really enjoy the way plath characterized and described esther’s state of mind and everything around her!

angelinarainey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Racism, and Death