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The Bell Jar chronicles the breakdown of the brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful Esther Greenwood, a woman slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's demise with such intensity that the character's insanity becomes com
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bobbyhannafey shared a tip "DISTURBING & DARK! Had me flipping each page of interest!"
valerie_6431 shared a tip "bpd moment"
jaime_garno shared a tip "My favourite book, puts me in the feels"
gail_cutter shared a tip "Must-read on woman’s coming of age, mental illness"
brooklyn_fallstone shared a tip "A classic. A bit dark at times, but only in a true to life sense. A necessary read, I believe."
matty_bowen shared a tip "One of my all-time favorites! I like reading mental illness related stuff but this one takes the classic prize."
patti_azzara shared a tip "Any of her collected poems. But you have to be on a good headspace to read them"
robyn_lopez_3093 shared a tip "This is actually the only book I've read by her :)"
samantha_ulloa shared a tip "The writing in this book offers so much depth in simple terms. I have never resonated with literature so much."
anicali shared a tip "My favorite book ever!"
samantha_brown_2108 shared a tip "Easily my favorite book. Sylvia wrote with such insane vivid descriptions that other books now feel very lackluster."
daniela_medina_6275 shared a tip "I recently read a memoir called Being Lolita and I’m starting play it as it lays by Joan didion :)"
jazmin_delgado_1395 shared a tip "Yes, I would highly recommend it :) it’s an interesting view into women’s rights during the time."
taylor_owens_2507 shared a tip "Mentally ill college woman. Relatable"
el_baw shared a tip "#depressing and man hating!"
jenna_p_9213 shared a tip "Liked the mental illness aspect"
tessajh17 shared a tip "yes definitely worth at least one read in your life!"
owen_beecher shared a tip "yasss"
jaylen_houlihan shared a tip "2.5/5 ⭐️"
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