Living With It vs The Bell Jar: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychology
Living With It
The classic guide for panic attack sufferers - now fully revised and updated. Panic attacks - approximately 5% of the population will experience them at some time or another. The dread of having an attack - they…
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The Bell Jar
“It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.”
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath. It is an intensely realistic and emotional record of a successful and talented young woman's descent into madness.
The verdict
- Living With It is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Bell Jar.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Living With It | The Bell Jar | |
|---|---|---|
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (555) |
Reception
| Living With It | The Bell Jar | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 555 |
| Editions | 4 | 177 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 63950 |
| Pages | 160 | 272 |