My Lady of the Lantern

I had caught this earlier this week from Elana’s blog . It is not an award or something, but I thought it was nice for a short recap. Here are the instructions: 1) Look at the list and put an 'X' (and bold) after those you have read. 2) Add a '+' to the ones you LOVE. 3) Star/Asterisk (*) those you plan on reading. 4) Put a # (and italics) by those you've started but not finished. 5) Tally your total at the bottom. The first thing to do with the rules is to mess them around. So rather than putting different pug marks, I chose to colour code my reads. Red is for books that I have read. Green is for books I began but never finished. And blue is for books I want to read. What can I say? I am a colourful person… 1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen [Enjoyed the book and the different adaptations of it into TV Series and Movies. Least favourite adaptation: Gurinder Chaddha’s Version ] 2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter ...

The Bell Jar was what I read when 2008 was about to end. When I was in school I had a Plath's poem in my curriculum. Before every chapter, a short bio of the author(s) was provided. That is when I had heard first about this book. I finally found the book after so many years and read through. I am fascinated by Sylvia Plath's life and its tragic ending. The fact that this book is almost autobiographical increased the value of the book for me. The book's ending left me a bit dissatisfied. It actually appeared that one more paragraph would have brought it to a more conclusive ending. Maybe I hoped that a few more pages would have taken me deeper into Plath's life? Anyways there are certain parallels between Esther and me: a. Her appetite. Esther had a healthy appetite and it is such a refreshing break from women who are too fussy about how little their tiny waists can accommodate. b. The fact that she can't handle intimacy well. Esther's closest friend is Doree...