Making sense vs The Bell Jar: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychology
Making sense
With more than 25 years on the market, Making Sense in the Social Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing is entering its fifth edition. This volume is intended for undergraduate students in any social…
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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
- Readers rate The Bell Jar highest: The Bell Jar 4.4 · Making sense 4.1.
- Making sense has the widest readership — 2310 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Making sense | The Bell Jar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (2310) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (555) |
Reception
| Making sense | The Bell Jar | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2310 | 555 |
| Editions | 18 | 177 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1958 | 63950 |
| Pages | 268 | 272 |