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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

So at first I enjoyed this book and I liked the dry way that Esther had of saying things and seeing things. It made me think that if she and Holden Caulfield had met up they'd be perfect for each other but where I loved The Catcher In The Rye and I enjoyed Holden's often witty and sarcastic views, Esther had me starting to curl into myself the more I read this book. It came to the point where instead of devouring each word the way I usually do when reading, I was skimming the pages with disinterest because she was making me feel strange and depressed. I didn't even understand exactly what it was that made her the way she was...all of a sudden she was attempting suicide.
I just didn't enjoy this book the way I thought it was and I'm glad to see the back of Esther.