IFN April Book Club - The Bell Jar

When: Thursday, 4th of April, 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Where: Bewleys Cafe on Grafton Street
The Book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Facebook Event: IFN April Book Club
How to find us: We'll be downstairs in the restaurant section. Our reservation will be under Irish Feminist Network. We'll have the book displayed upright on the table.


About:

**Trigger warning: This book deals with mental illness and suicide**

Recently, Faber have released a 50th anniversary edition of the book and there's been some controversy about the cover: Guardian article on Bell Jar Cove

And here's some more info:

Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational--as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic. Goodreads Review

Book reviews:

Independent Newspaper Bell Jar Review

This one has major spoilers: Classic Lit Bell Jar Review

There's also a movie from 1979: IMBD Bell Jar Film Page

To facilitate discussion, we'll have these ground rules:

-Everyone has the right to contribute to the discussion
-Refrain from personal attacks, criticise the idea and not the person
-Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of age, gender, race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious belief, disability, membership of the travelling community, marital status or family status.

Happy reading & hope to see you next month!

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