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Honesty Under The Bell Jar

Advantages: Honest, poignant, truthful ending
Disadvantages: The sense of hopelessness - not very encouraging if you're suffering from depression yourself

I think that this is the kind of novel that takes on a new kind of dimension if you can personally relate to it. Don't get me wrong: you will still enjoy this story if you've never had the misfortune to suffer from depression, but being able to empathise with the main character probably makes you think of it in a different way. Plath's analogy of the bell jar (that you're stewing in your own fetid air) was particularly poignant to me. Esther is an academically-gifted young woman who doesn't know exactly what she wants from life. At one point, she compares herself to someone sitting in a fig tree and each fig representing a different life option, but by choosing one fig she has to lose the others. She finds it so hard to decide which one to take that they fall off the tree before she has a chance. She finds herself stifled by her own ...

DoubleFantasy11 21.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

Our Sun Jar- A Golden Gadget!

Advantages: Free lighting and a lovely glow.
Disadvantages: Recharging difficult in cloudy weather and indoors not as successful as outdoors.

Recently when my husband turned 50 he received a present from my daughter called a Sun Jar. My youngest daughter is a great eco warrior and always chooses gifts with a saving the planet theme in mind. These can be purchased from Amazon at around the £15 mark, and I think they make a great present. I have also seen them on many other websites including my favourite Ethical Superstore at www.ethicalsuperstore.com. The Sun Jar is basically a solar powered lamp which you place on a sunny windowsill during the day or outside, and at night the jar automatically lights up. The way it works is that there is a solar power cell which recharges the battery to produce an energy efficient LED light. As the jar is opaque the light is diffused by the frosted glass, so the glow of the light gives a warm natural tone. The lamp is made in the shape ...

Violet1278 04.12.2009 · Read full review
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Jars on a plain

Advantages: great place to visit
Disadvantages: getting around is not so easy

The 'plain of jars' is one of the must sees in Asia - similar to Stonehenge and the figures on the Easter Island nobody knows the origins of these small to big stone jars. They are located close to Phonsavan in the north-east of Laos close to the vietnamese border. Phonsavan is easily accessible from all major cities. You can go by local bus or by minibus - Local bus from Luang Prabang was 50000kip and the minibus was 85000kip. There are 3 jar-sites whereby Site was is the most easily reachable. You have 3 ways to visit the sites: - by tour: every GH will offer you tours. Expect to pay 80000 for Site 1 and 150000 for all 3 Sites. I found that the tour was overly rushed and you didn't have enough time to see this impressive place. - go with a TukTuk: Find a TukTuk driver to take you. It will be a lot cheaper than with the tour and you ...

sun-is-shining 01.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Plain of Jars (Laos)