A review by runawry
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark emotional sad 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

I went into this book with a semi-false description given to me. Or maybe I misunderstood what they meant when they said the main character "goes crazy". I would say its more that she becomes severely depressed, not crazy. I don't know, I guess I just didn't expect to relate so much so when I was reading it. 

I wanted to give it a lower score, but then I reflected on it and I realized if I had been given a more accurate synopsis I would have loved this book. It's not the books fault that the description was unclear.

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