The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published under a pseudonym in 1963.
--front flap

Reviewed by Liz (Bent Bookworm) on

5 of 5 stars

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I had resisted reading this for a long time, a little turned off by the idea of being inside a suicidal person's head. But someone gave me a copy and well, I felt I needed to read it because hey, great American literature!

Well. All the feels. Really, all of them. I think at this point in my life I somehow identify with Esther even more than I would have at 20 years of age. The fear of the descending jar is palpable, her despair so real...and then the timid sweetness of relief. Not without scars, but strong.

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