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Summary: The Bell Jar
Review: Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar is an outstanding novel. I could not rate this book for anything less than five stars. In Plath's personal life, she suffered with a mental breakdown and later committed suicide. Sadly, because of her trouble, she was able to write a very detailed story. I could actually feel exactly what the character, Esther Greenwood, felt. I was taken through each emotion, from happiness to sadness, during the process of Esther's mental breakdown. It was interesting to see through the eyes of the very disturbed girl. At times I found myself relating to Esther, but at other times I would think of how extremely nutty she was. The Bell Jar was so well written, with a certain flow, that I could not put it down. I was dissapointed to find myself at an end. I most certainly recommend The Bell Jar, as I already have to many.
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Summary: :)
Review: I liked this novel. Not necessarily entirely credible from the psychological point of view, because the transition from ambitious college girl to depressed, blase poet isn't written all too well. What was done very, *very* well, though, was the language. The descriptions, analogies, and metaphors used were very beautiful and poetic. Very real in that sense...
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Summary: The Bell Jar
Review: I read The Bell Jar and was amazed. The main character, Esther, was relatable. Of course one must overlook the setting and date. I was blown away by Sylvia Plath's ability to describe the intense emotions that she'd gone through. For one such as myself, who had never come in contact with a person with these issues, I was stunned to, on a certain level, feel I could relate to them. The further you got into the book, the more legitimate you found her ideas. By the time I'd finished, I found myself questioning why she was institutionalized. Plath's ability to make me feel this way truely shows how great a writer she was. I would recommend this to someone in a second, and often have. It is a truely remarkable book.
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Summary: Is There a Point Here?
Review: People who claim this is one of the best books they've ever read clearly have not read many books. Plath's description of her main character's descent into crippling depression is unremarkable and hardly credible, made even more so by the fact that Esther's life is so dull to begin with. When did she undergo the electroshock therapy--on page 1 or page 101? We can't tell because Esther's a bore right from the start and there's no difference in her character between "before" and "after." Plath does an unenviable job of turning her tumultuous life into a tedious collection of journal entries of a lifeless, forgettable character. The ambiguous ending only serves to punctuate the lack of anything creditable about this book.
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Summary: The Bell Jar
Review: I found The Bell Jar to be very interesting and informative. Thought I do not suffer from depression myself, I know many who do. After reading the book, I truly feel that I have a better understanding of the disorder. I do think that it was a depressing book, but I was fascinated by Esther's thought processes and how she interpreted situations. It's interesting to learn about the way other people think.
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Summary: It Didn't Make Much of an Impact
Review: If you want to read a book about depression read "Prozac Nation." I was inspired to read this after read "Prozac Nation," when it and Sylvia Plath were mentioned. But it didn't have the same impact that "Prozac Nation" did. Some parts were a bit dragged out and it was unclear on whether the main character, Esther, (Sylvia), was really depressed or not. It just didn't make much of an impact.
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Summary: I can't die, I am forever
Review: Sylvia Plath is a talented poet, but this was the first work of hers I read, when I was 12. It really blew me away. She is such a gifted writer: sensitive, descriptive, and darkly funny at times. Just don't read this if you're already in a bad mood - it WILL make you feel worse. It's way depressing, and especially to me because I too suffer from a mental illness. But a classic is a classic, and one of the best classics in my opinion.
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Summary: life sucks
Review: i suffer from depression. i have never tried suicide, aside form that i relate to this book and think it is the best depiction of the plague of depression.
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Summary: The Bell Jar
Review: Are you the type of person that doesn't like to read that much? Do books bore you? Do you dread reading books assigned by your teachers at school? Is it hard for you to pick a book of your choice to read? If you answered yes to those questions, you might want to consider stopping by your local library or bookstore to purchase The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Though this book isn't a hot new release it's just as fresh as the books of today. It enters the mind of teenagers of today, which is good that teenagers are able to relate with the main character, Esther Greenwood. With all of the trials and tribulations that she goes through, it's almost a sure thing that readers could find at least one thing in common with her.
The fact that the author continued page after page to throw all these problems at Esther could be considered an issue. Some reader's might think that maybe it was too much. Though if one were to see things in another light they could see it as the problems being stepping stones in life. Esther was climbing up but in reality she knew that sometimes you just have to start over for the best. Sylvia Plath proved in this book that you can fall rock bottom in your life and still be able to be on top once more.
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Summary: Moving
Review: I was really moved by this book.The author has such a way of writing,you actually feel you are in the characters shoes.Living her life,and feeling what she does.Highly recomended.
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