Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
By: Heather Clark
4.58
Format: 1154 pages, ebook
The first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material,…
Want to Read $ 13.99"I lust for him, and in my mind I am ripped to bits by the words he welds and wields...and glory in the temporary sun of his ruthless force."-Heather Clark, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
"She was, [Wilfrid Riley] recalled, "a very clever person, but you couldn't be at ease with her some way. She wasn't with you. She was up in the clouds, always studying poetry, what have you . . . You couldn't sit with her and converse with her like you can normal people." It wasn't pride, he thought, that made her this way. "Shyness came into it. She couldn't lend herself to people. She was a little bit aloof from people, and I don't think she intended to be."-Heather Clark, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
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1. The Haunting of Sylvia Plath
By: Jacqueline Rose
4.05
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Since her death in 1963 at the age of thirty, Sylvia Plath has become a strange icon---an object of… read more
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- poetry
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"the name of the husband is one of the strongest insignia of patriarchal power"-Jacqueline Rose, The Haunting of Sylvia Plath
2. Echoes of Evil
By: Eileen Bridgeman Biernat
3.65
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When her entire family dies suddenly in a tragic car accident, psychology graduate student Susan Mc… read more
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- nonfiction
3. Ariel
By: Sylvia Plath
4.19
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Sylvia Plath's celebrated collection. When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolifi… read more
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- poetry
- feminism
- mental health
"I do not fear it: I have been there."-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
"For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge"-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
"I could not run without having to run forever"-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
"Love is a shadow. How you lie and cry after it."-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
4. Birthday Letters
By: Ted Hughes
3.90
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
Formerly Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth II, the late Ted Hughes (1930-98) is recognized as one of… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"What happened casually remains -"-Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters
"What happens in the heart simply happens."-Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters
"How could Fate stage a scenario so symbolic without having secreted the tragedy ending and the ironic death?"-Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters
"Like a newer or much older religion In me alone, to be carried Everywhere with me -- deeper catacombs, And with a stronger God."-Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters
5. To Bedlam and Part Way Back
By: Anne Sexton
4.25
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
Anne Sexton's first collection of poems. read more
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- poetry
- feminism
- nonfiction
- memoir
"And we are magic talking to itself, noisy and alone. I am queen of all my sins forgotten. Am I still lost? Once I was beautiful. Now I am myself"-Anne Sexton, To Bedlam and Part Way Back
"I, who was never quite sure about being a girl, needed another life, another image to remind me. And this was my worst guilt; you could not cure nor soothe it. I made you to find me."-Anne Sexton, To Bedlam and Part Way Back
" Her Kind I have gone out, a possessed witch, haunting the black air, braver at night; dreaming evil, I have done my hitch over the plain houses, light by light: lonely thing, twelve-fingered, out of…"-Anne Sexton, To Bedlam and Part Way Back
6. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
By: Sylvia Plath , Karen V. Kukil
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath, p… read more
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- poetry
- biography
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- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
Similar categories in Sylvia Plath's The Colossus and Other Poems book and Heather Clark's Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
- poetry
8. Ariel: The Restored Edition
By: Sylvia Plath , Frieda Hughes
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
Sylvia Plath's famous collection, as she intended it. When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left beh… read more
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- poetry
- feminism
- mental health
9. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
By: Sylvia Plath
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
"What I fear most, I think, is the death of the imagination.... If I sit still and don't do anythin… read more
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- poetry
10. The Hawk in the Rain
By: Ted Hughes
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Published in 1957, Hawk in the Rainwas Ted Hughes's first collection of poems. It won the New York … read more
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- poetry
11. Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953
By: Elizabeth Winder
3.35
Format: 520 pages, Hardcover
Pain, Parties, Workby Elizabeth Winder is a compelling look at a young Sylvia Plath and the life-ch… read more
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- poetry
- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
12. Sylvia Plath: A Biography
By: Linda Wagner-Martin
3.85
Format: None pages, Paperback
The first biography of Sylvia Plath to draw on unpublished journals and letters, Sylvia Plath provi… read more
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- poetry
- biography
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
13. The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
By: Janet Malcolm
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the moment it was first published in The New Yorker, this brilliant work of literary criticism… read more
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14. The Brontë Myth
By: Lucasta Miller
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Following the Bronte sisters through their many reincarnations at the hands of biographers, Lucasta… read more
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15. Her Husband: Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath - A Marriage
By: Diane Wood Middlebrook
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath were husband and wife; they were also two of the most remarkable poets … read more
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16. Winter Trees
By: Sylvia Plath
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Unknown Binding
The poems in this collection were all written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath's life, and f… read more
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17. Lover of Unreason: Assia Wevill, Sylvia Plath's Rival and Ted Hughes' Doomed Love
By: Yehuda Koren , Eilat Negev
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The failure of the marriage between Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes has always been considered from one… read more
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18. Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life
By: Jonathan Bate
4.24
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate, was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was one of … read more
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19. Letters Home
By: Sylvia Plath
4.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Letters Home represents Sylvia Plath's correspondence from her time at Smith College in the early f… read more
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20. The Collected Poems
By: Sylvia Plath , Ted Hughes
3.96
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
"By the time of her death, on 11 February, 1963, Sylvia Plath had written a large bulk of poetry. T… read more
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21. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
22. Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
By: Suzanne Scanlon
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A raw and masterful memoir about becoming a woman and going mad—and doing both at once. When Su… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Only in retrospect might I say I loved it there. I didn't love it. It became familiar. I got used to it. I became dependent upon it. This is not love."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I became a writer because I believe in that part of me who is not limited by age or gender or time or disability - yet still I am afraid to say it. Yes, I was ill."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I myself have internalized the self-loathing that at times can make me feel ashamed to be writing this book. But I also believe that, as my heroes have shown me, this is where a writer must go."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"What if, instead of being diagnosed—being called mentally ill—what if I had been able to receive care for its own sake. To be in distress, to ask for care, to receive it. What if there were space in …"-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
23. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
By: Heather Clark
4.58
Format: 1154 pages, ebook
The first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material,… read more
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- poetry
- history
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- memoir
- feminism
- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- audiobook
"I lust for him, and in my mind I am ripped to bits by the words he welds and wields...and glory in the temporary sun of his ruthless force."-Heather Clark, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
"She was, [Wilfrid Riley] recalled, "a very clever person, but you couldn't be at ease with her some way. She wasn't with you. She was up in the clouds, always studying poetry, what have you . . . You…"-Heather Clark, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
24. Molly
By: Blake Butler
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
25. Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
By: Sylvia Plath
3.98
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at… read more
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- poetry
- audiobook
"«Pero ¿qué es el noveno reino?», le pregunta a una mujer de ojos azules y piel arrugada. «Es el reino de la negación, de la voluntad congelada -responde-. No hay retorno posible.»"-Sylvia Plath, Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
26. Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
By: Gail Crowther
3.80
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
A vividly rendered and empathetic exploration of how two of the greatest poets of the 20th century—… read more
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- poetry
- history
- biography
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- audiobook
"Perhaps the sadness here is that Plath and Sexton somehow could not quite gather the strength to truly believe in their self-worth, and in the end neither gave themselves time to."-Gail Crowther, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
27. Reading Lessons: The Books We Read at School, The Conversations They Spark, we read at school, and Why They Matter
By: Carol Atherton
4.55
Format: 392 pages, ebook
An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"They worm their way into our heads and touch us in a way that's more personal than any other school subject. Their lessons will sit quietly within us for years, until something awakens then: a partic…"-Carol Atherton, Reading Lessons: The Books We Read at School, The Conversations They Spark, we read at school, and Why They Matter
28. Like Love: Essays and Conversations
By: Maggie Nelson
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artists Like Love is a… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
29. The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, from Amalgamated Morons to American Icons
By: Michael Fleming
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
More people today can name the members of the Three Stooges than can name three justices of the Sup… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
30. Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation
By: Emily Van Duyne
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A nuanced, intelligent, and passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunder… read more
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- poetry
- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
"What follows is my best effort to shed as much light as possible on events that have not simply been forgotten or left in the dark, but relegated to the attic, or the ash can, or the metaphorical dar…"-Emily Van Duyne, Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation
31. Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
By: Edward Williams
4.37
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
Backpacking around Australia in the year 2000, the author unwittingly found himself the target of o… read more
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"Do you want to live, Sander?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"Scopolamine never asks for permission"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"was it even my own mind making the decisions?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
"Had I left some children behind somewhere in the world?"-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
