Classics · Literary
The Bell Jar
Esther Greenwood, a gifted college student on an internship at a New York magazine, begins to feel numb and shut off from everything around her. Her slide into depression leads to a stay in psychiatric care.
- First published
- 1963
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a sharp, honest and darkly funny novel about depression and the pressure put on young women.
Skip this if you are in a fragile place or would find suicide attempts difficult to read.
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