Well, I guess I was mid-20s when I read the Bell Jar

her inexorable disintegration is terrifying in many respects. The only book I've read in a similar vein that comes close is the Virgin Suicides, which is also a great book, but sad rather than scary. Incidentally, I have another of Eugenides books in my "to read" pile: Middlesex - read it?

Didn't see the film, although I seem to remember a review or two that put me off.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on May 11th 2005 at 01:15:54

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Right... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:57:51
- What poetry have they got you doing? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 00:00:30
  - Poetry......Neva my strong point! (n/m) (General Chat) - Klobo04, May 11, 00:21:29
  - Simon Armitage :D ... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 11, 00:01:06
    - He's a great bloke too (n/m) (General Chat) - Gus Poyet 26, May 11, 09:54:56
      - Do I detect a touch of...... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, May 11, 10:01:01
        
        erm (General Chat) - Gus Poyet 26, May 11, 10:08:24
        
        Must only be me that's illiterate then! (n/m) (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, May 11, 10:50:46
        
        looks that way - fool (n/m) (General Chat) - 11_59 to zero, May 11, 11:06:53
    - Hmm ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 00:02:44
      - Sylvia Plath: never read her poetry (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 00:21:29
        
        The Bell Jar is wonderful (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 01:01:48
        
        Well, I guess I was mid-20s when I read the Bell Jar (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 01:15:54
        
        Not yet. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 01:28:10
        
        No, never heard of him - googling ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 01:39:45
        
        Rayner Heppenstall: sounds interesting (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 01:45:31
        
        This is surreal. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 01:52:35
        
        Likewise (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 02:16:56
        
        Achebe is wonderful (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 02:19:36
        
        MSN? No - load of insecure MS bollox (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 02:29:16
        
        That's a nice ending (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 01:41:35
        
        HaHa - I've been trying to remember some more literary quotes that would suit for Sunday (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 01:52:01
      - Sylvia?... (General Chat) - 11_59 to zero, May 11, 00:13:54
        
        are you telling me (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 11, 00:15:46
        
        no not at all... (General Chat) - 11_59 to zero, May 11, 00:21:27
      - T.S. Elliott... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 11, 00:03:49
        
        that's a great poem (General Chat) - Dave in France, May 11, 00:12:23
    - night (n/m) (General Chat) - Exile, May 11, 00:02:00

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