Slyvia Plath.
Has anyone read this?
At first i found it a little hard to get into because not much happened but after i kept reading i adored it, i think it is very beautiful but also very poignant.

I have Johnny Panic and the bible of dreams by her which are short stories which i tend to read between books so they are much better at engaging throughout.
I love her way of writing, with the bell jar i wish at the end she carried on as at the end a lot seemed to be happening and it was very interesting, i didn't want it to end!!

The Bell Jar is a book that is taught at my old high school, and I loved it then. I've read it about three more times since, and I still enjoy it. Mental illness is something that has affected my family and my boyfriend's family, so I can identify with the main character. If you enjoy Plath, I would recommend Wintering by Kate Moses. It tells the story of Plath's last winter, her divorce from Ted Hughes, and the events that led to her suicide.

I really didn't enjoy this book, I read it years ago and keep thinking about trying it again to see if my opinions have changed but there are too many books in the world lol!

I really njoyed this book but i need to gt another copy as the pages dropped out of mine

I loved this book too, and also her letters and diaries. What I can't get to grips with is her poetry although I love the metaphors in You're.

I like You're too. What I like about her poems, is that they always challenge me. They're not ones to be read to clam me down, but to captivate. I don't know if I know how to explain this properly, though.

http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178234...gSynopsis:
The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City in the early 1950s. The real Plath committed suicide in 1963 and left behind this scathingly sad, honest and perfectly-written book, which remains one of the best-told tales of a woman's descent into insanity.

I really love this book and I appreciated it a lot more after learning a little about Sylvia's life.

I read this as a teenager and didn't liek it although my friend loved it. Read it a year or two back again and actually liked it, weird how things change as you get older