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Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions Ser.: The Bell Jar : A Novel by Sylvia Plath (2013, Perfect)

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"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.". Author: Plath, Sylvia. Title: The Bell Jar. ISBN: 9780061148514. Language: English.

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A Special Paperback Edition to Commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of Sylvia Plath's Remarkable Novel Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic. "

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061148512
ISBN-13
9780061148514
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52653823

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Book Title
Bell Jar : a Novel
Author
Sylvia Plath
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Native American & Aboriginal, General, Literary
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz

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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
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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5 out of 5 stars
by zQyw1XYfQfi@Del...19 Jul, 2006
the most striking, haunting book i've ever read.
It's hard to not be obsessed by this book. It's alot of psychology...thinly veiled autobiography. the honesty is what got me. It's hard to admit that you have psychological disorders...let alone write, in detail about trying to kill yourself and your obsessions. THe main character, Esther, is a great medium to learn about Plath. Her writing is impeccable and when I first read it, I wished she had lived to write more prose. It's a beautiful and stunning piece of work. Just as pleasing to hear and read as her poetry. If you like emotional work, if you can handle raw hate and despair, you need to read this. It changed my writing style. If you're a writer, you REALLY need to read this.
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by ngSdIizhSSe@Del...29 Jan, 2015
I read this book in 3 days. It was a great book. A must-read for everyone!
Wow, I really enjoyed getting inside the head of Sylvia Plath, and to try and see the world through her perspective. I had to read this book for a college English course and I am very happy that to have come across this book. I had no idea it existed. I read it all in 3 days. I wish Sylvia would have written more books, it really is fascinating what a mental disorder/disease does to a person's brain/functioning. I really felt that I connected with the author because I too have felt depressed but never to the extremes of the author. I think this book is a must-read and I couldn't put it down.
4 out of 5 stars
by all.alv.sbaaoki...16 May, 2023
Young women's complicated life
Sylvia Plath wrote amazing poetry and had a way with words. I wanted to learn more...it is a bit juvinile but interesting.
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1 out of 5 stars
by rynii-003 Jul, 2019
Not what I wanted
It was not same book as a picture they showed. Different cover. Not what I wanted. So disappointed
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5 out of 5 stars
by icelandheat04 May, 2023
it's a nice book
cover art doesn't match but I don't care the book arrived in good quality
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the most striking, haunting book i've ever read.

I read this book in 3 days. It was a great book. A must-read for everyone!

Young women's complicated life

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it's a nice book

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