A review by mikitiale
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark reflective sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

3.5

I understand this was groundbreaking at the time. Plath's personal experiences with mental health, American psychiatry, misogyny, gender roles and expectations in her time inform her writings in horrifying ways. It is somewhat comforting to see the progress that has been made since the 1950's but also depressing to see how much more progress needs to happen.

My only issue with this text is that the transitions between scenes feels choppy and I often found myself double checking to see if I had missed a page.
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