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Title: Very good.
Review: I am 42 years old and have just read The Bell Jar for the first time. This is the story of a young woman in the 50's who did not fit the mold of what society at that time dictated that a woman should be. She could not accept this, and in the beginning, it was hard to feel sorry for her because it seemed she gave up too easily. She wanted to be a writer, she didn't get into the writing class, and instead of taking some other course and trying the writing course again later, she gave up and slipped into depression. Esther's character was starkly contrasted by the other successful women characters. There were women doctors, women psychiatrists, women editors. Surely these characters also had gone up against the same pressures and societal dictate that Esther experienced. Yet they overcame their obstacles whereas Esther succumbed to defeat. The book was fascinating and every well written. I highly recommend it.
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