The Bell Jar- Sylvia Plath
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The Bell Jar- Sylvia Plath
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I completely agree with you, I love this book too. I read it at a time in my life when I was going through similar feelings, but the way she describes what she's going through is so fluent and accurate.sarahgraceface89 wrote:I love this novel. It sheds light on the societal pressures that women endure, regardless of the time period. Plath's style of writing is completely engrossing, there is never a need to a breather or pause to check the time, you are so absorbed in the story that you forget about the passing of time.
Do you like her poetry, also? I sometimes find it a little hard to understand, but I suppose that's the purpose of it
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It has been some time since I've read this book, but it is one that comes to mind when asked "What books have had a strange effect on you?". I'm not sure if it was just the writing, my own psychological frailty at the time, or a combination of both that caused me to actually feel like I was underneath a bell jar myself. I felt a very strange darkness when I read this book. While I found it to be a good book, and would recommend it to anyone, I don't intend to ever read it again.
Strange, how books can have such profound and powerful effects on us.
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Focused on depression and coupled with a first person narrative, the novel provided me with a very unsettling reading experience.
I thoroughly enjoyed Sylvia Plath's style though. I found it extremely compelling (perhaps to a fault) and seamless, as in consistent with the plot and characterization.
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Yes, I felt the same when I read this. I bought it after watching the film about Sylvia Plath's life which I really enjoyed, and it made me want to find out more about her from the horses mouth as it were! I found this book had one of the most powerful effects that a book has ever had on me, and a lot of the time the feelings it evoked in were very uncomfortable; a kind of dragging down feeling.alexisporter wrote:I am curious if anyone who's read Syliva Plath's novel, The Bell Jar, has had a similar experience as I have.
It has been some time since I've read this book, but it is one that comes to mind when asked "What books have had a strange effect on you?". I'm not sure if it was just the writing, my own psychological frailty at the time, or a combination of both that caused me to actually feel like I was underneath a bell jar myself. I felt a very strange darkness when I read this book. While I found it to be a good book, and would recommend it to anyone, I don't intend to ever read it again.
Strange, how books can have such profound and powerful effects on us.
I have recommended this book and passed it on to a friend, but with a warning. Although sometimes difficult to deal with, I think this effect is the marker of a sophisticated writer, which of course she was. Geniuses often suffer terribly -and it's often a side effect of creativity I think.
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Really interesting responses here though. Lots of people seem to have related to it because they felt similar to her. Hm. Makes me wonder about a recent discussion with an old professor of mine about the relationship between pain and art (he thinks we put too much emphasis on it)
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Brilliant book though.
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I agree with this so so much.saouad wrote:I'm not sure it was an altogether enjoyable read for me personally.
Focused on depression and coupled with a first person narrative, the novel provided me with a very unsettling reading experience.
I thoroughly enjoyed Sylvia Plath's style though. I found it extremely compelling (perhaps to a fault) and seamless, as in consistent with the plot and characterization.
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