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The Journals of Sylvia Plath [Abridged] (Paperback)

by Sylvia Plath (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; abridged edition edition (1 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385493916
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385493918
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Journals flawed but inspiring document of Plath's life, 3 Dec 1999
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One frustration Plath lovers may have of this book is all the irritating deletions. However, this is a luminous and touching document of Plath's evolution as a poet and as a woman. While it does not cover the period of her final creative fury, we see glimmers of the fiery Ariel she was later to become. There is a curious aspect to all of Plath's writings, seen here just as well as in her poetry, and that is the fact of feeling you have read her words somewhere before. One of Plath's most compelling poetic talents is the element of spirtual nostalgia-- we see things we have half-felt or half-dreamed, emotions we have half-experienced, suddenly blown larger than life before our eyes. Don't read this for any sordid details of Plath's disturbed life. You won't find anything shocking beyond the usual shock of reading the most personal thoughts of someone else. Read it for her views on life, art, and for her lovely use of the English language in depicting images and thoughts. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for Sylvia Plath admirers., 5 Aug 1998
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Plath's journals covers the period from her time at Smith college, through Cambridge and marriage to Ted Hughes and provides insights into the formation of her poetry. She seems to have used the journal as a testing ground for her poetic idealism. The book stands in stark contrast to her novel 'The Bell Jar' which provides a chilling, anticeptic disassociated account of a mental breakdown. The journal is much more personal, lively and chaotic. It provides an invaluable context to Sylvia Plath's work and is highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A life elided, 10 Nov 1999
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A wonderful insight into Plath's mind, but be careful - many incidents, feelings or thoughts are elided, and these can change Plath's character for the reader. Hopefully the full, unexpurgated version will be out soon, and then everyone will know that Plath bit Hughes' cheek because he stole her hairband and earrings...
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The life that committed suicide at age 30 still throbs within these pages. I would recommend this book for any artist, musician, writer, etc. Read more
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