Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

La campana de cristal, by Sylvia Plath

682 reviews

amylynn_y's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this story. The way you begin to notice the similarities between the main character and Sylvia herself. Brilliant.

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Content Warnings

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

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, and Drug use

tessjx's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Medical content

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

inlaraland's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I've picked up The Bell Jar many times since I first bought the book, but I never actually finished it. I decided to finally complete this work, and I'm so glad that I waited because I fully appreciate this novel for what it is. 

I could not put this book down, and devoured it over these last few days. 

Our protagonist's identity is tangled up with the social politics of the 1950's. I loved the deep analysis Esther makes while discussing womanhood, relationships, and her career. Reading this today makes me grateful that the world has moved away from her experiences, but there were still small parts to her story that stand true, and that one can find relatable. Plath's writing is poetic, and knowing that this book was inspired by her actual experiences in her early twenties makes the writing all the more vulnerable and organic. 

You really go through every wave of emotion while reading about the fragmenting of Esther's sense of self

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Content Warnings

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

sophia66201's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

morgiechristine's review against another edition

challenging 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: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization

lowri_'s review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Suicide, Misogyny, Hate crime, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

aleksanski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Gore, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Body shaming, Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

anol_shedom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

illiana_pach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Moderate: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism