216 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553124200
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication date: 01 January 1979
Description
Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity. Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. In...
Community Reviews Summary of 63,577 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 65%
sad 60%
challenging 28%
tense 20%
funny 10%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Racism, Racial slurs216 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553124200
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication date: 01 January 1979
Description
Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity. Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. In...
Community Reviews Summary of 63,577 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
reflective 65%
sad 60%
challenging 28%
tense 20%
funny 10%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Racism, Racial slurs