A review by spacey_kate
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

5.0

Relatable & depressing & hopeful & feminist 
The room hovered around me with great gentleness, as if the chairs and the walls were withholding their weight out of sympathy for my sudden frailty. 

The trouble was, I hated the idea of serving men in any way. I wanted to dictate my own thrilling letters.

The bell jar hung, suspended, a few feet above my head. I was open to the circulating air.
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