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A review by mrspenningalovesbooks
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath
5.0
It feels strange to rate someone’s journal writing, but Plath’s ability to write so poignantly and beautifully in her private journals speaks to her talent as a writer! She varies her structure a lot, sometimes objectively describing her setting, other times analyzing the people
Around her, and often, addressing her mental health struggles. She writes to herself, her best advocate and voice against the demons she describes. My favorite part of reading this copy is it’s used, and contains the annotations by a brilliant reader who added to the experience with her connections and thoughts. We often zoomed in on the same points.
“I must stop identifying with the seasons, because this English winter will be the death of me.”
“I love people. Everybody. I love them, I think, as a stamp collector loves his collection. Every story, every incident, every bit of conversation is raw material
For me. “
“For All my despair, for all of my ideals, for all that— I love life. But it’s hard, and I have so much— so very much to learn.”
Around her, and often, addressing her mental health struggles. She writes to herself, her best advocate and voice against the demons she describes. My favorite part of reading this copy is it’s used, and contains the annotations by a brilliant reader who added to the experience with her connections and thoughts. We often zoomed in on the same points.
“I must stop identifying with the seasons, because this English winter will be the death of me.”
“I love people. Everybody. I love them, I think, as a stamp collector loves his collection. Every story, every incident, every bit of conversation is raw material
For me. “
“For All my despair, for all of my ideals, for all that— I love life. But it’s hard, and I have so much— so very much to learn.”