A review by claudia_juliet_reads
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

5.0

Beautiful book, surprisingly funny with a blunt, honest speaker who was very endearing if at times difficult to read. I related to this book in ways I didn’t expect, and I’m very glad I am reading it in my mid 20s- teen me would have made this my whole tumblr personality and not really understood it fully. Feeling like a failure after pinning your entire self worth to academic achievement is so relatable and the whole worry of child rearing throughout is again a very real and terrifying theme. The ending was far more hopeful than I expected and I’m very glad- even though we know the author’a own fate.

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