A review by loonaglow
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

3.0

i’ve been wanting to read this a while because everyone always hyped it up to me yet it didn’t live up to the hype :(

i’m personally not a fan of racism in older books, especially the terminology esther used at times. 

the writing was absolutely beautiful and extremely relatable at times especially if you’ve struggled with mental illness of any kind. however, the plot fell extremely flat to me and i was never really fully immersed into the characters “world”.   
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