I was supposed to be having the time of my life.When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously.The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
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The Bell Jar
By Sylvia Plath
I was supposed to be having the time of my life.When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously.The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
Popular Reviews(30)
Reviewed by MarenSo many thoughts in that one: unbedingt nochmal lesen. Kinda feminist icon kinda racist selfcentered ass??
Reviewed by Jule Die Feigenszene beschreibt den Struggle jeder Person in ihrer Quarter-life-crises unglaublich gut 10/10 Der Rest des Buches war, für mich, nur sehr schwer erträglich lesbar. Vielleicht war es aber auch einfach eine emotionale Phase, in der das einlesen in einen depressiven und suizidalen Charakter mir nicht gut getan hat. Bin aber gespannt, auf eine Verfilmung (auch wenn ich es mir schwer vorstellen kann)
Reviewed by Michelle⚠️ TW: Depression, Suizid und Suizidgedanken. So wunderschön der Schreibstil auch ist, wer dieses Buch anfängt zu lesen, wird mit jeder Seite trauriger und niedergeschlagener.
Reviewed by Taelynn I LOVE the imagery and how much you can see societal normalcy of its time I also love the foreshadowing and repetition that really puts you into the mc’s mind this book is as wonderful as it is disturbing
Reviewed by laussollte imho NICHT das erste feministische literarische werk sein, das man einem mann zum lesen empfiehlt..