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Condition: Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ... Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. May have no identifying marks on the inside cover. No wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780060837020

Book Title: Bell Jar

Publisher: HarperCollins

Item Length: 8 in

Publication Year: 2005

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 0.7 in

Author: Sylvia Plath

Genre: Fiction

Topic: Psychological, Classics, Native American & Aboriginal, Literary

Item Weight: 7.8 Oz

Item Width: 5.3 in

Number of Pages: 288 Pages

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HarperCollins

ISBN-10

0060837020

ISBN-13

9780060837020

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45420177

Product Key Features

Book Title

Bell Jar

Number of Pages

288 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2005

Topic

Psychological, Classics, Native American & Aboriginal, Literary

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Fiction

Author

Sylvia Plath

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Trade Paperback

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0.7 in

Item Weight

7.8 Oz

Item Length

8 in

Item Width

5.3 in

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96-211742

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Esther Greenwood's account of her years in the bell jar is as clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing. . . . [This] is not a potboiler, nor a series of ungrateful caricatures: it is literature., The narrator simply describes herself as feeling very still and very empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel. The in-between moment is just what Miss Plath's poetry does catch brilliantly--the moment poised on the edge of chaos., The first-person narrative fixes us there, in the doctor's office, in the asylum, in the madness, with no reassuring vacations when we can keep company with the sane and listen to their lectures., It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal and make it as meaningful . . . as it was 25 years ago., "It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal and make it as meaningful . . . as it was 25 years ago." -- USA Today "Esther Greenwood's account of her years in the bell jar is as clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing. . . . [This] is not a potboiler, nor a series of ungrateful caricatures: it is literature." -- New York Times "The first-person narrative fixes us there, in the doctor's office, in the asylum, in the madness, with no reassuring vacations when we can keep company with the sane and listen to their lectures." -- Washington Post Book World "The narrator simply describes herself as feeling very still and very empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel. The in-between moment is just what Miss Plath's poetry does catch brilliantly--the moment poised on the edge of chaos." -- Christian Science Monitor "As clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing." -- New York Times

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Dewey Decimal

813/.54

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The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more., One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels A realistic and emotional novel about a woman battling mental illness and societal pressures written by the iconic American writer Sylvia Plath. "It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal." -- USA Today The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: young, brilliant, beautiful, and enormously talented, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's neurosis becomes completely understandable and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such thorough exploration of the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche - and the profound collective loneliness that modern society has yet to find a solution for - is an extraordinary accomplishment, and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. This P.S. edition features extra insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more., This extraordinary work--echoing Plath's own experiences as a rising writer/editor in the early 1950s--chronicles the nervous breakdown of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, successful, but slowly going under, and maybe for the last time., One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels A realistic and emotional novel about a woman battling mental illness and societal pressures written by the iconic American writer Sylvia Plath. "It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal." -- USA Today The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: young, brilliant, beautiful, and enormously talented, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's neurosis becomes completely understandable and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such thorough exploration of the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche - and the profound collective loneliness that modern society has yet to find a solution for - is an extraordinary accomplishment, and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. This P.S. edition features extra insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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PS3566.L27B4

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by wakom-74
27 Mar, 2021Most favourable review
Classic story, as relivent as ever
Classic story from an author who died too soon. After such a terrible year (2020), the slow decay in madness became all too relatable to me.
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by bobmust58
25 Jun, 2006
Perhaps too Real
The Bell Jar was written largely as autobiographical, the character Esther, like Sylvia Plath, bedeviled by depression. At the book's beginning I thought I was going to be in for a female version of F. Scott Fitzgerald - the oh-so-nice social connections, and all that entails in the way of social commentary. Sadly, as I continued to read, I discovered Plath's story had little of the social commentary or personal depth of Fitzgerald's work. Two things in particular disturbed me about this book: First, Plath probably portrayed her alter ego correctly in that Ester acted in an almost completely dispassionate manner. In writing this way, I think Plath conflates the monochromatic way depressives perceive their world with their inner world. It would have been a much stronger book to have the ... The Bell Jar was written largely as autobiographical, the character Esther, like Sylvia Plath, bedeviled by depression. At the book's beginning I thought I was going to be in for a female version of F. Scott Fitzgerald - the oh-so-nice social connections, and all that entails in the way of social commentary. Sadly, as I continued to read, I discovered Plath's story had little of the social commentary or personal depth of Fitzgerald's work. Two things in particular disturbed me about this book: First, Plath probably portrayed her alter ego correctly in that Ester acted in an almost completely dispassionate manner. In writing this way, I think Plath conflates the monochromatic way depressives perceive their world with their inner world. It would have been a much stronger book to have the character more aware of the untenable situations the depressed state put Esther in, and to have had her deal with them inwardly - in conflict with the way she wanted to feel and act. As it is, Esther seems mentally impaired beyond depression, and totally vulnerable to any and all outside influences. The second, related point, is that the character comes across as a victim. I doubt Plath saw her that way, butthe way Esther comes across must have concerned feminists in the years to come when this book was held up as a sort of anthem for women's rights.
by gabb-494
12 Jul, 2023
A must read
Well, the book is amazing, what can I say? It's a classic, and I am glad I'm reading it in my late 20s rather than my teens because I would've found Esther too maudlin; now I find her honest.
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by winterscloset
05 Aug, 2009
The Bell Jar
Plath's only novel, published shortly before her suicide, THE BELL JAR tells the story, based on the author's own experiences, about a young woman's descent into madness. Esther Greenwood spends a month in New York City as a guest magazine editor--just as Plath did as a Mademoiselle magazine intern--and gradually loses her grip on reality. THE BELL JAR was so autobiographical that, when it was first published in 1963 in England, it appeared under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.Plath's only novel, published shortly before her suicide, THE BELL JAR tells the story, based on the author's own experiences, about a young woman's descent into madness. Esther Greenwood spends a month in New York City as a guest magazine editor--just as Plath did as a Mademoiselle magazine intern--and gradually loses her grip on reality. THE BELL JAR was so autobiographical that, when it was first published in 1963 in England, it appeared under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.
by glendarm_2
11 Nov, 2020
Pace yourself
Great read. You feel the slow descent and if not careful could be carried there. Put the book down and breathe some fresh air and start again!
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