The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplegrittyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosioncoming of age
Boxlist takeA grounded, heavy novel: intimate and dark. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath. It is an intensely realistic and emotional record of a successful and talented young woman's descent into madness.
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- Sylvia Plath
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 262
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