Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

286 reviews

ash_12234's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Self harm, and Racism

laughingrecord's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Rape

pupaebug's review

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

kanopus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

alexashabit's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism

ludmireads's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Medical content, Blood, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Alcohol

julialobo's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

roxanne_beznosiuk's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• 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

4.5

AMAZING, However the beginning was incomparable to the second part of the book which stops it from receiving the 5/5. Genuinely made me cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

ale24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Grief

ilovelucy's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This is truly one of the best books I have ever read. Sylvia Plath’s writing and literary style is beautiful and timeless. The only thing that took me out were the few dated, xenophobic/racial remarks made - without them I would have given 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood