Book Thirty-Seven of the Book-a-Week QuestThe Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath (1963)
Witness the psychological downfall of Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar, a wonderfully written tale that unfortunately leaves a little to be desired in terms of character development and actual plot.
Told in first person by Esther, our protagonist is actually a fully realized character -- one of the most substantially developed characters I've read this year (which, since Esther is apparently strongly based on the author is understandable). The problem is that everyone around her feels like a throwaway character. In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter as the story is solely about Esther and her spiral into depression, but it would've been nice to have a little more oomph from the secondary characters.
Certainly an interesting read, there's really not much here in terms of story -- the plot is somewhat nonexistent, but we cget an in-depth look into the psyche of a young woman...and it helped me realize that you ladies are cra-a-a-zy...
Told in first person by Esther, our protagonist is actually a fully realized character -- one of the most substantially developed characters I've read this year (which, since Esther is apparently strongly based on the author is understandable). The problem is that everyone around her feels like a throwaway character. In the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter as the story is solely about Esther and her spiral into depression, but it would've been nice to have a little more oomph from the secondary characters.
Certainly an interesting read, there's really not much here in terms of story -- the plot is somewhat nonexistent, but we cget an in-depth look into the psyche of a young woman...and it helped me realize that you ladies are cra-a-a-zy...
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