The Bell Jar Was Not Enjoyable
I cannot say I completely understand what happened in The Bell Jar . I understand the basic plot: there was a woman who was in New York on an all expenses paid fashion trip and began succumbing to depression. She goes to see a doctor who is not good at his job. She gets worse and makes an attempt at suicide and is moved to a mental health institution where she eventually gets better. I understand it on a broad scope but the narration was confusing and made this unenjoyable. Similar to Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar was a somewhat mundane retelling of events of a young adult spiraling out of control. Catcher in the Rye may not really have had a story but at least it was linear, the same cannot be said for this book. The way this writing style was approached was a major factor in my dislike of this book. I could not tell when some events were happening. The constant stories from her past intermixed with the current timeline was a jumbled mess for me; I did not enjoy it. If so much pre...