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Violence
None
None
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Extreme
What this book is about
Esther Greenwood, a gifted young woman in 1950s New York, spirals into mental illness and a suicide attempt — drawn from Sylvia Plath's own experience in a novel both devastating and luminous.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Detailed depiction of suicidal ideation and attempts
Electroconvulsive therapy depicted
Psychiatric institutionalization
Painful sexual experience depicted
Plath died by suicide the month after publication
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