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Amazon.com Review: Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City in the early 1950s. The real Plath committed suicide in 1963 and left behind this scathingly sad, honest and perfectly-written book, which remains one of the best-told tales of a woman's descent into insanity.
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Rating: - I ordered the book and I DIDN't Even get it
They took money out of my account, and NEVER sent me the book. I ordered in Mid-november and it is now December. I ordered the book as a christmas present and They never delievered me the book. THEY STOLE ... Read More
Rating: - The most famous book you've never read
How did I go 34 years without picking up and reading this gem? I'll tell you...It is not included on any public school reading list that I have ever seen and every college literature course that I took (just ... Read More
Rating: - Started out great
I thought the beginning was excellent; I really liked the first paragraph. Very tight writing, but then it started to falter. I know it's due to the emotional unraveling of Esther, but it just fell apart for ... Read More
Rating: - how did I miss this one??
As many other reviewers have stated, this book is filled with poetry. When I finished reading the last line, I flipped right to the first page and re-read it. I have only done that a few times in my life (most ... Read More
Rating: - Believe the Hype
Sylvia Plath has in many circles been something of the poster child for modern nihilism, almost to the point of a cultural in-joke (see Fight Club), but the first thing I was struck with was how witty and humorous ... Read More
- I ordered the book and I DIDN't Even get it
- The most famous book you've never read
- Started out great