Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
A student from Boston wins a guest editorship on a national magazine, and finds a new world at her feet. Her New York life is crowded with possibilities, so the choice of future is overwhelming. She is faced with the perennial problems of morality, behaviour and identity.
Posted by Avocatore (1 year ago ) This is easily my most travelled and therefore battered book. It took me a while to crack, not because it's unnervingly long or boring, but because the experiences of the protagonist border on both sides with my biographical knowledge of Plath and the uncomfortable experiences that most people will suffer at some time in their life (if only for a few seconds). I wasn't sure that I wanted to be reminded so eloquently of those experiences. Still, the writing has to be powerful enough to be evocative. I don't regret reading it.
I haven't read any of Plath's poetry. The hype and extra-textual information has put me off a bit. Any advice on how to get started, or if I even should?
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The first of the 'Roy Grace' books - and... said tcook@abctal...