Author

Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath — 2 titles in the rankings, first published between 1963 and 1965. They average 7.9, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages.

Editor’s note The Bell Jar, her only novel, follows a gifted young woman’s summer in New York and her descent into depression; it is closely based on Plath’s own life and appeared under a pseudonym a month before her death in 1963. It is by far her most read book. Ariel, the poems she wrote in her last months, published after her death, rates slightly higher.

Ranked titles
2 books
Average score
7.9
Total ratings
1.9K
First published
1963–1965

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Books by Sylvia Plath

  1. Ariel
    ArielSylvia Plath · 1965 Poetry141 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. The Bell Jar
    The Bell JarSylvia Plath · 1963Filmed 1979 Classics1.7K ratings
    7.97.9 / 10

Other books by Sylvia Plath

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1960The Colossus and Other Poems
  • 1962Three Women
  • 1971Winter Trees

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