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Is The Bell Jar worth reading?

>> No.9530716

sure

>> No.9530717

It was for me, even as a 28 year old man.

>> No.9530736

>>9530707
It's really good, in my opinion

>> No.9530743

Yeah. It's got great emotional power to it, even beyond the sadness of "I'm a girl in an asylum!" There are many emotional hues at work that involve sanity, resignation and belonging that Plath writes about in interesting and vivid ways. She's also very funny at times too. Great expressionistic imagery too.

>> No.9530779

>reading womemes

>> No.9530795

>>9530716
>>9530717
>>9530736
>>9530743
If OP doesn't read it now I will be seriously pissed off. Your question has been answered.

>> No.9530804

>>9530707
No, she wrote some unforgivably heightist passages.

>> No.9530808

>>9530804
She was wearing heels. What woman in their right mind would date a guy shorter than herself in heels?

>> No.9530813

>>9530804
This is the only valid criticism desu

>> No.9530818

>>9530804
>>>/t/umblr

>> No.9530843

>>9530808
Any reasonable woman wouldn't mind, but I suppose that excludes just about all of them.

>> No.9530911

>>9530804
>>9530813
>>9530843
HAHAHAHAHA MANLETS BTFO ETERNALLY AND FOREVER BY BASED SYL

>> No.9530928

Its like Norweigan Wood from Naoko's perspective

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9531045

>when you hear a fig plop

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9531060

>>9530804
dont worry you can still be loved :')

"Of course, Constantin was much too short, but in his own way he was handsome, with light brown hair and dark blue eyes and a lively, challenging expression. He could almost have been an American, he was so tan and had such good teeth, but I could tell straight away that he wasn't. He had what no American man I've ever met has had, and that's intuition."

>> No.9531110

plath is a horrible writer regardless of her being a woman

>> No.9531122

>>9531060
Thanks, I needed this. The manlet posts have been getting to me.

>> No.9531127

>>9531060
Ah, so much empathy. I love Plath.

>> No.9531136

>>9531122
lmao @ yr life

>> No.9531221

It's okay. There are some powerful moment but it didn't really explore things in-depth.

>> No.9531229

>>9531122
Literally NEVER have children manlet, the human race would be better off without your inferior genetics shutting the place up

>> No.9531238

>>9530795
You have convinced me. Adding it to the list.

>>9530804

Good thing I'm 6.2 then :)

>> No.9531264

>>9531229
Huh? Short men live longer, healthier lives. Plus Mozart, the greatest genius to ever live, was short. I'd say we're the masterrace.

>> No.9531308

>>9531264
Yeah, I am okay with not reaching the top shelf if it comes at that great of a cost desu. I think tall people lose out, really.

>> No.9531339

>>9530707
Yeah, I was expecting this to be Tumblr-tier but it was fantastically written. It was a lot funnier than I expected it to be and addressed a lot of interesting points. I definitely recommend it.

>> No.9531345

>>9530804
SYLVIA PLATH: 1
MANLETS: 0

MANLETS ON SYLVIA PLATH WATCH

>> No.9531586

>>9531264
>>9531308
Manlet mental gymnastics

>> No.9531786

>>9531264
>>9531308
>manlets are THIS delusional

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>>9531264

>Huh? Short men live longer, healthier lives

So do women lol

>> No.9532102

>>9531060
>He had what no American man I've ever met has had, and that's intuition
ameriblubbers brfo'd

>> No.9532374

Is a disgusting insight into the mind of a vapid 1950s woman with a cluck brain chicken mind.

Hated it, won't read it entirely ever.

>> No.9532447

>>9531060
'no man [of specific nationality] has intuition'
These weird nonsensical aphorisms always pull me out of a book, they're worse than cliches or bad grammar

>> No.9532453

>>9532447
i know exactly what you are talking about. like how can you say something so obviously retarded and play it off like it's no big deal. i don't get it

>> No.9532662

>>9532453
people do it all the time... get over it retard

>> No.9533540

>>9532447
maybe 'I've ever met' was included for a reason