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Book review: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
May. 31st, 2006 06:00 pmTitle: The Bell Jar
Author: Sylvia Plath
Published: New York: Random House, 1998 (1963)
Page Count: 229
Total Page Count: 17,712
Text Number: 50
Read For: My own enjoyment (checked out from the library)
Short review: A largely autobiographic novel, The Bell Jar is a story of depression and mental illness. Esther is a poor student from a small town, on a scholarship to do guest editing for a New York magazine. Her time in New York, obsession with the power than men have over her, and own apathy gradually lead to a mental breakdown. Institutionalization, shock therapy, and suicide attempts follow, all closely mirroring Plath's own history. Written honestly, with great skill and talent, The Bell Jar gives insight into depression and mental illness and tells a very personal, depressing, unique story. It's a hard book to sum up and even to talk about, but I recommend it very, very highly to all readers.
( Long review. )
Posted here on Amazon.com.
Author: Sylvia Plath
Published: New York: Random House, 1998 (1963)
Page Count: 229
Total Page Count: 17,712
Text Number: 50
Read For: My own enjoyment (checked out from the library)
Short review: A largely autobiographic novel, The Bell Jar is a story of depression and mental illness. Esther is a poor student from a small town, on a scholarship to do guest editing for a New York magazine. Her time in New York, obsession with the power than men have over her, and own apathy gradually lead to a mental breakdown. Institutionalization, shock therapy, and suicide attempts follow, all closely mirroring Plath's own history. Written honestly, with great skill and talent, The Bell Jar gives insight into depression and mental illness and tells a very personal, depressing, unique story. It's a hard book to sum up and even to talk about, but I recommend it very, very highly to all readers.
( Long review. )
Posted here on Amazon.com.
