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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath

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exjf56's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

javiiabv's review against another edition

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4.0

i didn’t really finished it, i have 70 pages left but it’s kinda boring. However i loved how i got to see sylvia’s point of view of her life, i recommend reading this book even though it can be boring

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

iseefeelings's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Plath’s writing has been a source of comfort for me since my teenage years: universally relatable and beautifully descriptive. The difficult part of reading anything written by her is the fact that we know how she died and its shadow lingers in my mind. There are times when it was heartbreaking to see her foreshadow her own future in many journal entries. Despite this, I admire Plath for her resilience and intellect. I choose to celebrate her writing and am grateful to discover the books. It has reignited my love for writing and I have been writing more. Plath’s journal allows me to see Plath’s methodical revisions and the thoughtful ways she crafted her work as well as expressing her rich emotional life.
A book to cherish indeed.

ladygodivas's review against another edition

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not going to give a rating because the entries are very personal and i think it would have been best if her journals were left alone. plath's writing is immaculate and i think these journals kind of taint her reputation because we can clearly see how boy-crazy she is and how much she judges other women.
i literally could not keep up with the number of boy names she's mentioned in the first 300 pages of the book. she's actually insane for going out with that many boys.
she's a master at her craft but journals are meant to be private and i think these ones shouldn't have been published.