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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.

Judy #questionnaire #poetry

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Don

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.

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Sanchita

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.

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Andrea

I’m reading The Bell Jar now

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Kathy

Happy reading!

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Donna

I have read it and her work. I say she was better. He broke her heart repeatedly.

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Colette

Knowing their story, I think it makes it hard for me to judge.

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Shannon

The Bell Jar- yes.
Poems- no.
Better than Ted- yes.

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JudyQuestion author

she admired him. Had mental illness, after they

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JudyQuestion author

married he cheated on her, she ended up putting

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JudyQuestion author

her head in the oven.Sexton may be a better

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Lynne

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”).

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