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Liked It “Who knew Sylvia Plath had so much to write home about?? She bitches and moans about everything under the sun in a lucidly intellectual fashion, but it is quite fascinating all the same. Sylvia may have had grand pretensions to be a wildly successful poet, but nowhere is she more funny when...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Who knew Sylvia Plath had so much to write home about?? She bitches and moans about everything under the sun in a lucidly intellectual fashion, but it is quite fascinating all the same. Sylvia may have had grand pretensions to be a wildly successful poet, but nowhere is she more funny when writing about the joys of picking her nose.”
Selina C wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I've only read parts of them. Rough going.”
Penny D wrote this review Monday, August 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I adore Sylvia Plath. Damn oven.”
Tiruba T wrote this review Sunday, July 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I had a hard time reading this because I think it was wrong that her personal journals were published, but when you love a poet so much you can't help yourself. ”
Lauren L wrote this review Sunday, June 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very Sad. Gives great insight on her life. ”
Michelle B wrote this review Thursday, March 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amazing-- simply amazing. The frequent writing gems overshadow the occasional overshare. They are her diaries, after all.”
Aris wrote this review Sunday, August 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As insight into the creative process it's bar none, as a window into the soul of the twentieth century's least prolific literary icon, it's required reading. ”
Ryan T wrote this review Sunday, March 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Picked this up in DC years ago, keep it by the bed and pick it up ever so often to read a little further. I'm only in the early '50's - she's still at college and not a writer - but it's fascinating to see the young Plath experimenting with language and discussing sex, boys and being a woman. Simultaneously, both steretypically '50's and anything but.”
Noel W wrote this review Thursday, January 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This glimpse into the life and thoughts of one of the most amazing and tragic poets is beautiful and sad and so honest. I love it. ”
Krystal wrote this review Monday, December 17 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The book is quite difficult to read as journals always are--unless you love to take peeks into people's lives, especially writers'. I rate this book five stars because it gives the reader a better image of the poet and why she wrote what she wrote. It's also quite rare here in the Philippines to get a book as stunningly eerie as this one. But that's what writers are for--aside from their imaginings--that is, to lend a semblance of weirdness to a rather boring world.”
JOEL S wrote this review Wednesday, October 17 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
