Yet another impulse buy at the used bookstore. I've not read any Plath; probably won't either--just not my thing. But, I'm in a voyeuristic phase where I'm dying to see what writers put into their notebooks and journals.

If I didn't already know that Sylvia Plath was a troubled young woman, I'd have figured it out from these journals. Alternating between wild optimism, beautiful passages of clean, precise prose and morose depression, these journals are an interesting glimpse into the private thoughts of one of America's literary icons. Very interesting. Very disturbing.

beautifully written. i wish my diaries were so deep and philosophical....although on the other hand, maybe im glad they have their bright nonsensical moments. ( )