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The Bell Jar: 50th Anniversary Edition by Sylvia Plath

61 reviews

eleanoremartin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

miriameckl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Cultural appropriation

bleuplein's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

insane book to read having no warnings of its contents (i forgot to check), good read and it reads quickly...gets rough about 100 pages in and doesnt stop from that point, left me sitting there for a while in a way that was somehow refreshing and reflective but also very dark, but that only lasted about an hour and then it just became a good book i wouldnt read through twice (only because of the content, it was written brilliantly otherwise)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

xbernadette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lil_owl_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

lauriemcbell's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

mosaicbrokenhearts's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

miso_soup'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

ellieprb05's review against another edition

dark informative 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? Yes

4.5

This book was so complicated in way that you knew throughout the whole book that it was meant to be like that.
Miss Sylvia Plath has some skills because while reading this book i literally felt like i was losing my mind just like Esther was.
This book is such an educational book because not only did it teach me more about mental health but it also helped me see what life was like back 1950s particularly for people with mental health issues and how frowned upon they were.
I think this book is a must read for everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content