I had put this put on my university application and said I admired Plath's work: without reading any! Before my interview I desperately read the Bell Jar: on the bus, train, bed. I thought it'd be torture having attempted previously but gave up (thought it was dry and boring. Didn’t’ get it). 2nd time round I was surprised, in a good way. It actually made sense: no I'm not suicidal. It interested me, not in an entertainment sense, but psychologically. Try it: give it a chance. It’s worth it!
Storyline: It tells of the break down of an American girl's sanity. Esther goes through the normal events of any young woman's life, and also experiences extaordinary events where she is thinking extraordinary thoughts.
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Sorry for the low rating, but you really need to give more detail on what the book is about and how it made you feel in order to give the potential reader an idea if they might like the book or not. polly xxx
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Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. ... more
The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City i...
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Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical ... more
novel.The Bell Jartells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City in ...
Postage & Packaging: £2.75 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. ... more
The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City i...
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Advantages: Beautifully written, 'poetic' without compromising truth Disadvantages: I can't think of any.
lizzie_haycocks 25.05.2005 (25.05.2005)
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Advantages: Honest, poignant, truthful ending Disadvantages: The sense of hopelessness - not very encouraging if you're suffering from depression yourself
DoubleFantasy11 21.11.2005 (21.11.2005)
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Advantages: A very well witten novel, easy to understand but not simplisic Disadvantages: A shame Plath didnt write another novel; her short stories are also excellent
Advantages: Beautifully written, 'poetic' without compromising truth Disadvantages: I can't think of any.
lizzie_haycocks 25.05.2005 (25.05.2005)
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Advantages: Honest, poignant, truthful ending Disadvantages: The sense of hopelessness - not very encouraging if you're suffering from depression yourself
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