Has anyone read the Bell Jar as well as her poems. Do you think she was a better poet than her husband, Ted Hugues.
Has anyone read the Bell Jar as
well as her poems. Do you think
she was a better poet than her
husband, Ted Hugues.
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I’ve read all of Plath. I’m not a big fan. I think Anne Sexton or Sharon Olds does that kind of poetry better.
In my opinion, she was way better. She was broken in every way possible and it reflects in her work, especially The Bell Jar. One might wonder, how much she could have accomplished if she hadn’t succumbed to her depression.
I’m reading The Bell Jar now
Happy reading!
I have read it and her work. I say she was better. He broke her heart repeatedly.
Knowing their story, I think it makes it hard for me to judge.
The Bell Jar- yes.
Poems- no.
Better than Ted- yes.
she admired him. Had mental illness, after they
married he cheated on her, she ended up putting
her head in the oven.Sexton may be a better
I didn’t have a good impression of The Bell Jar. As someone who has suffered from depression herself, I wondered, why is this considered a good choice for adolescents (it was required reading for my niece’s AP English class)? I have not read most of the poems (except for “Daddy”).