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TheCheeseDevil t1_iu490rv wrote

I read the Bell Jar as a very depressed young adult and it was the first time I had felt 'seen.' Knowing her story and her final warning that the bell jar may return was a sobering look at my potential path. I found it strangely liberating despite the crushing knowledge that it lead to her end.

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miajunior t1_iu532j9 wrote

I agree. I read it during one of my most depressed - and certainly my most isolated - eras in my life and I felt so validated in my feelings.

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HighlightTheRoad t1_iu6ly7b wrote

Me too, when I first read it I thought “wow, finally a book has put into words how I feel”

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