The writing that I was a little sketchy about at first helped me visualize the setting and get to know the characters. But that only remained within the first two pages, because after that I became absorbed. I went into the novel knowing that Plath was a poet and felt that at first the book was just another form of her poetry and her showing off her writing abilities. Her descriptions were crisp and precise, often using words that one rarely hears spoken or even read. When I first started reading the book I was a little put off, feeling it was an extremely pretensious novel. I assure you, The Bell Jar is a book all on it's own and should not be compared to any other book. I liked Catcher but I know there are many people who didn't and upon hearing that may be similar to Catcher not have the desire to read it. I was a little caught of guard when I read a few reviews of The Bell Jar comparing it to The Catcher in the Rye stating how it's the female version of it.
I am gladly considering myself one of them. We want to hear what you think about this article.There are many who have read The Bell Jar and absolutely loved it. This post also appears on Flavorpill, an Atlantic partner site. Please use a JavaScript-enabled device to view this slideshow To celebrate the book's 50th anniversary, and with the help of excellent Plath resource A celebration, this is, I've taken a look at the many changes the cover has gone through over the years-some beautiful, some strange, and some that make readers think about it the story in a whole new way. But make it to the States (as well as many other countries) it did, and in the last half century years, Sylvia Plath's one and only novel has become a cult favorite, a classroom staple, and a source of inspiration and solace for thousands of young people. It didn't make it to the United States until 1971, because Aurelia Plath was embarrassed by what her daughter had to say about her family.
This week 50 years ago, the first edition of The Bell Jar was published in England under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.
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