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Iara Gonzalez
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Last two stories of the first part.
Ocean 212-w had me in tears! I felt so represented in the kid who felt jealous and deserted just because he was having a brother. And the way Plath describes the moment a small child suddenly gains consciousness about their own being is marvelous. Reminded me of my own experience (I still remember it!)
Snow Blitz: it was funny to laugh at Londoniers the way they laugh at the world
— Feb 22, 2026 08:57PM
Ocean 212-w had me in tears! I felt so represented in the kid who felt jealous and deserted just because he was having a brother. And the way Plath describes the moment a small child suddenly gains consciousness about their own being is marvelous. Reminded me of my own experience (I still remember it!)
Snow Blitz: it was funny to laugh at Londoniers the way they laugh at the world
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Iara Gonzalez
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It baffles me to this day that England and other nearby countries have made no advances to build better infraestructure taking into account how many years in a row they have been having heatwaves. The way the characters reacted reminds me of Argentina "welp, that's a problem for future me ig'. But we're a poor country and England is supposed to be rich
Im gonna skip pt2 part for later, I wanna read pt 3 first
— Feb 22, 2026 09:01PM
Im gonna skip pt2 part for later, I wanna read pt 3 first
Iara Gonzalez
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I think this time I did understand the meaning behind the story (Mothers) but just because of my feminist background and my surface knowledge of Plath's biography. I love the way she narrates so poetically, her descriptions are so vivid and natural...again, I feel sad when the story ends abruptly, I feel the characters were interesting enough for a short novel.
— Feb 14, 2026 06:25PM
Iara Gonzalez
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I have this recurring feeling with these stories that I really enjoy them but then I hate or dont understand the ending. Sometimes they feel unfinished, sometimes I feel I'm completely missing the meaning like with the fifty ninth bear.
— Feb 12, 2026 08:29PM
Iara Gonzalez
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So far, my favorite stories are Johnny Panic and the Bible of dreams (I wished she had turned it into a long novel, I was fascinated by it) and The Wishing Box. After reading these I somewhat regained my long missed capacity to remember my dreams. The concept of envying someone's imagination resonated deep within me. Some stories feel unifinished (according to the introduction I think they are)
— Feb 09, 2026 02:19PM
