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Summary: Loved the insanity
Review: This is a very moving book. At times you seem to of had the same feelings this character had and other times you just wonder where she got her ideas. The is a fun roller coaster ride of a girl slowly dipping into depression.
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Summary: The Bell Jar is a jarring journey through mental illness.
Review: For anyone who has lived with/through clinical depression or any for of mental illness, The Bell Jar is a must read. Few authors have been successful at capturing this horrifying illness so poignantly, yet realistically. The reader is invited to experience the throngs of depression as it takes hold and tortures the individual so intensely, that for many the only way to end the emotional pain is self-destruction. Although suicide is not the answer, it exists as the one sure way to end the misery of everday existence.
'How tragic that Esther is freed from her demons and Sylvia, herself, was not. This work is a masterful at exposing depression as an ugly and debilitating illness.
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Summary: Absoluty Amazing...
Review: This is an amazing book. Your heart really goes out to Plath for having the strength of describing what she's been through.
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Summary: still at the top of my list
Review: This book is amazing. Buy it, trust me you won't regret it.
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Summary: A must for Plath fans
Review: This book is deemed the unofficial autobiography of Plath. I first came upon this book when introduced to it by my English teacher quite a few years ago. It's a raw look at the mental stability of Plath before her marriage to Ted Hughes. It's full of wit, humor, and morbidity and focuses around an internship at a hip magazine office in NYC. Everyone can relate to something about the main character Esther; whether you are male or female.
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Summary: Plath was a much stronger poet
Review: I enjoyed The Bell Jar as much as I enjoy Sylvia Plath's poetry, but as a novel it's obviously why this is not considered one of the classics.Don't misunderstand me, the book is a good read and the writing top-notch, but what makes it excel is the figurative language; I found the novel at times messy. Therefore, giving it a higher rating would be unappropriate. As a young inspiring author, I enjoyed reading the segment with Sylvia attempting to write a book.
I also appreciated her gift of expressing depression. Rather than writing something like, "I felt as if the terrible burden of depression was laid upon me, crushing me whole," as many authors would do, her experiences through mental angst made the writing genuine. Most writers, do not portray a skewed perception of the victim as Plath did. The Bell Jar is genuine, and that's what makes it impact its readers. All in all, some great writing by Plath, but the novel itself does not compete with the classics. And why should it? She was not a novelist but a poet. I would recommend it, however, as I would any of Plath's poetry.
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Summary: Strong
Review: This is a blunt and no-holds-barred story of a very tormented person. Well written and most interesting.
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Summary: bell jar
Review: i thought this book was really good because it showed the world through Ester's eyes. Some poeple say that it is just a depressing book, but they have obivously never been depressed. I have read this book several times and I will continue to read it.
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Summary: Poetic Catcher
Review: The story can be compared to Catcher In The Rye in that the main characters of both stories are similarly out of place in society. They feel as though there is something in life that is missing, but continue living not knowing what it is until they eventually have a mental breakdown. Sylvia Plath, however, writes in a much more poetic language than Salinger. Her words could be violently beautiful, or peacefully bloody, but what can one expect from a novel by a poet.
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Summary: The Bell Jar: A Book Revew
Review: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath begins with Esther's, the main character, internship with a fashion magazine in New York, and then goes back a few years into her college days. It goes on to tell about Esther becoming crazy. It seems that she has an almost perfect life; she had received numerous awards for her writing. However she struggles within herself. This book is very close to an autobiography of Plath, and is an alarmingly realistic view of being suicidal. It is written in a surprisingly calm tone, but one might wonder why is on high school reading lists.
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