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 Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:58 pm
Has anyone read this novel? The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. At first I was bored and was about to abandon it for another book, but now I can't seem to put it down. Even when the plot is lacking, I really like Plath's writing style. Besides, I'm sure it will come together in the end. I'm only on page 110 or so. Please do NOT give away anything if you have read this!
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:50 pm
Nope, I've never read it. Is it any good?
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:20 pm
Delnia Nope, I've never read it. Is it any good?
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:49 am
Cool, I'll have to check it out 3nodding
Oh, by the way, your avi, and your signature ROCK!
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:14 am
What's fascinating about the Bell Jar is the author's decision to dispense with the traditional male version of mental instability - ie hysterics or hallucinations - to instead explore the grim, understated, internal reality of depression. I've not read a better book in a ong time, although to say it's about insnaity is like saying One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is about insanity, which it really isn't.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:55 am
Oh gosh, it's been so long since I read The Bell Jar, but I remember LOVING it.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:40 pm
I remember finding it in my school's library. I had some free time so I sat down and started reading it. And I couldn't put it down. I think I may have "forgotten" to go to a few classes afterwards. I just read it in one go. It's so powerful and and and... ahh, I have no words.
It's one of those books that haunts you forever [am I being dramatic? Ok, a tad].
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:13 am
[.Eponine.] At first I was bored and was about to abandon it for another book, but now I can't seem to put it down. Haha, really? I was hooked right from the first page! Referring to a balloon as a cadaver's head? sweet. I enjoyed this book for Plath's dark sense of humor and wittiness. I could relate to the main character in different situations-dealing with people who are caught up with their own unrealistic dreams, disappointing realizations of a boy I admired, etc. Haven't gotten to the point of pyschiatric therapy though. As macabre as suicide is considered in America, Plath made me laugh with the character's various attempts. It's interesting to research Plath's life and see how this book reflects her as a person-her outlooks on society, men, women, success, etc. She's my second favorite author.
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