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Tag: The Bell Jar

Q1 2020 round-up

On April 1, 2020June 20, 2020 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

The first quarter of 2020 finished. The new decade has begun with a real bang. By now I think we've all had a chance to experience the lockdown and some of us maybe even got used to it. I hope you are all safe and sound. It still surprises me how much the world can …

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The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

On March 25, 2020March 8, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

I read this book as a teenager, which I guess is pretty typical. The age of fascination with Plath's tragic figure. A while ago as I was visiting my family home I came across the copy I read then and decided to see how much has changed. I remembered being deeply impressed by the book …

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