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La campana de cristal, by Sylvia Plath

38 reviews

r_bridie_e's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

I really didn’t take to the story during the first third because the character can be very unlikeable and the writing can be racist at times; however, the tellings of what mental health and asylums were like at the time were super powerful. I grew to appreciate this book so much more by the end.

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tessjx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

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lowri_'s review against another edition

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dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

although i’ve always known the intro line set up the tone of violence for the rest of the book i was somehow really not expecting it. extremely well written too (which i was not expecting), i’m happy i went into this sort of blind without an idea of the plot but wished i’d read some TWings before. not a book i’d really recommend to anyone but glad to have finally read it.

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natbooks_'s review against another edition

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reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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livruther's review against another edition

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dark tense 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

4.25

i understand why this book is a classic, but it is very difficult to read because some parts of it are very upsetting. however, it is no doubt very well written and full of literary merit.

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carlota_gm's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

M’estava agradant molt fins que vaig veure com de racista era la versió original (l’he llegit en català), que tenia paraules racistes en anglès que no han sigut traduïdes. Sé que no m’hauria de sorprendre perquè era una dona blanca dels anys 1950-60, però penso que això no és excusa: els anys 1950-60 són els anys del Moviment dels Drets Civils a EUA, les panteres negres, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King… hi havia un moviment antiracista del qual podria haver format part i no ho va fer. Per a mi això va canviar la vibra del llibre 100%.

Dit això, abans d’adonar-me’n m’estava agradant moltíssim el llibre. Reflexions molt interessants sobre les dones, els homes i el sexisme. A més, la forma com parla de la salut mental és brutal, molt realista i sincera. El millor és la seva manera d’escriure: l’ús de metàfores, paral•lelismes i prosa fica en evidència la seva naturalesa de poeta, i queda clar per què és una de les millors i més importants poetes del segle passat.

((també dir que hi ha un parell o així de comentaris i frases ✨homòfobes✨ però mira aquí encara et puc comprar que no hi havia moviment queer els anys 1950s, però esq els comentaris racistes enmig del moviment dels drets civils…… em pica))

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