The Special English Class and Reading Experience

I was still thinking about it as I was about to start writing this article - what made me get so interested in reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It's a class at my boarding school that not many students get to be part of, and it's supposed to be life-changing for those who are selected. I mean, everyone wants to be in that class because they've heard things like "if you're still reading this book after finishing The Bell Jar, then you need to talk to me".

The title is Bellar, which is a play on the word "bell jar". It's funny how it took me until now to realize that - I was like an idiot for not putting two and two together sooner. But seriously, the title is good. It's catchy and makes you think about what it could mean. In this class, students get a special journal that they have to write in every week. They can write anything they want, but it's supposed to be five pages at most each time. The teacher calls it "Bellar" because that's where the protagonist goes - she goes back to her life before the tragic event that happened to her.

As I was reading through this class, I got really interested in finding out what made each of these students get selected for the class. There's one character who had a horrible misfortune with her brother and another who... well, I won't go into detail about it yet because I don't want to spoil anything. But overall, I enjoyed reading about the dynamic between the characters and how they figure out why each of them was in this school. It's not your typical boarding school book - there are some things that were a bit off-putting for me, like Jam's character or the ending.

But at the same time, it was definitely an interesting read. I would say it's worth reading if you're looking for a boarding school story with people overcoming tragic events in their lives. The author does a good job of exploring themes that are a bit more heavy, but not too much so that it becomes overwhelming. It just depends on what kind of book you like to read - if you like something light and easy, this might not be the best fit for you.

If I had to give a rating, I would say 3.5 out of five stars. I struggled with giving harsher ratings because I did fly through the book and it was really different from what I usually read. But at the same time, there were some things that didn't entirely resonate with me. One thing I'm still thinking about is Jam's character - I just didn't connect with her as much as I thought I would. And the ending... well, let's just say it was a bit of a twist for me.

Overall, though, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is an interesting book to read if you're looking for something that's a bit different from what you usually get in a boarding school story. It explores some heavy themes and characters, but it's not too overwhelming or depressing. And I'm glad I got to read it because it definitely made me think about things differently.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone today I'm here to review a book and this will be a pre-recorded video because I finished this book about a month before it's supposed to be released and I'm going to release this video when the book is actually out and able for you guys to buy so you're not like I want to get this book right now and it's not out so you know I thought that would be the smart thing to do so yes it is pre-recorded I just want to forewarn you about that the book today we're going to be talking about is belar hopefully I am pronouncing that correctly knowing me I am probably not because that's the story my life but this is called Bellar by Meg wetzer now Meg wetzer has is a very popular adult author I'm not sure about the book she's released um like an adult books but um I just know that this is her first attempt in dipping into the ya a pond and I for one I'm glad she did so if you're unfamiliar with this book I shall read you the back and we're going to get into a hopefully spoiler fore review f for fair Jam gal he would still be home at New Jersey with her with her sweet British boyfriend ree Maxfield she'd be watching old comedy sketches with him she'd be kissing him in the library Stacks she certainly wouldn't be at the wooden Barn a therapeutic boarding school in ryal Vermont living with a weird roommate and signed up for an exclusive supposedly life-changing class called special topics in English but life isn't fair and reev Maxfield is dead when a journal writing assignment leads jam into mysterious other world she and her classmates called bzar she discovers a realm where the unted past is restored and she can feel re's arms around her once again but as the pages of her journal began to fill up Jam must confront Hidden Truths and ultimately decide what she's willing to sacrifice to reclaim her loss so pretty much that is what this book is about and you're kind of when even when you read the back you're like I'm still kind of hazy on it and yeah I was too I really went into this just knowing that this was a boarding school book and the girl's boyfriend was dead and there would be you know some sort of traumatic thing with that so yeah let's talk about it overall I did like this book I definitely think you can fly through this it's a contemporary but it kind of leans on the mystery side I would say just because you're wondering what's going on what really happened and all that kind of stuff because throughout the whole book you do know that James boyfriend is dead but you don't know how or why he died you know you don't know any of that circumstances so the whole book you're trying to be like like how did he die like what happened what what caused this and you know the ending is definitely a shocker I would say I think I most people would probably see it coming I didn't personally but yeah um overall like I said I did like this book I like the boarding school aspect book this may be my first boarding school book I've read I don't know does Vampire Academy count does Harry Potter count they're both go to schools for a year I don't know Jam I somewhat like jam was very hard to get in touch with because there was so much of her that was hidden you know Jam only revealed in this book what Jam Runner wanted to reveal if that makes sense you know Jam didn't really lay yourself out there on the line I think there was just a lot of part of jams that was still hidden and I was just like I'm not sure about you girl I'm still kind of confused about her um so yeah I was still I was confront I was weird about jam now the whole class about this book there's this class in this boarding school called Special English special Topics in English or something like that and only uh like a handful get selected by said teacher and so it's a pretty special class like everybody wants to be in that class because they've heard phenomenal things about it like things have to happen to them that are lifechanging and things like that and jam um a noce to her you know get selected for and things happen now I don't think I'm spoiling anything by um telling you this but the title is Bellar so you can see right here right here is the Bel jar by Sylvia pla in this class they take an author each semester apparently and they study that particular author and they learn all about like the works and stuff like that so obviously this author was Sylvia PLA and the bell jar if you've read the Bell jar which I have a long time ago it's a very depressing depressing book it's all about being depressed and overcoming depression and stuff like that but so I was very intrigued by that and honestly when I got the book I looked at the title and I was like I don't know what this title means and it didn't take me until I started the book to realize Bellar was a play on the Bell jar what an idiot am I really really but it's a it's a good title I just didn't put two and two together like the back of the book says in this class they get a special Journal oo I got sent this for um the book promotion just let you know I just didn't make this up a moon um and they have to write whatever they want to write in this journal and stuff like that so what happens when they write to this journal and I hope I'm not spoiling anything for you um they get taken back into right before whatever their whatever tragic thing happened to them why they're at that wooden Barn the school in this journal and they're only allowed to write like five pages per time that's just how it happens I they call it the Bellar because that's where they go that's what they call it they call it Bellar and so it's all about that it's all about Jam you know reconnecting with reev she's with him again in a way and it's I'm not going to go into detail about it because I don't want to spoil but it was very interesting reading about that and then you learn about the other classmates because they meet every week to talk about their experiences and stuff like that and you learn about why each of them are in this particular school and some of the characters were so gripping to read about like I loved reading about one character who had who had a horrible Misfortune with her brother and I enjoyed some characters more than others others I was just not very connected with but overall I really love reading that Dynamic of it of figuring out why these kids were at this school like what made them to be at this school and like I said the ending the ending through me for a whirlwind like I when I found out about the ending I I quite honestly I was kind of pissed I was like are you kidding me are you kidding me but it was well written so I kind of wasn't mad about it I was just like you got me you got me with Meg weter you got me so that kind of threw me for a loop over all i' say this is definitely an interesting book to read if you're looking for a boarding school book if you're looking for a book all about people that have to overcome kind of tragic things in their life like like just deal with them and stuff like that I would say it's this book may not be for everybody it's kind of odd but I definitely think it's worth a read if I can give it a rating and I've been struggling with this forever I would give it like a 3.5 out of five and I'm trying to be harsher with my ratings I know the as much as I said I did fly through this but there was just some things I didn't overall love like I didn't love Jam in it I didn't love the ending as much as I thought I would but you know overall it was a good book book I did fly through it and it was very interesting to read I'm very glad to have read it because it was just very different from the things I usually read if you've read this please let me know what you thought about it because I would love to talk to somebody about it because right now like pre-recording time filming this I I don't know if that's really read it that much so I don't know I can't talk to anybody but that is all for me guys and I will see you next time byehello everyone today I'm here to review a book and this will be a pre-recorded video because I finished this book about a month before it's supposed to be released and I'm going to release this video when the book is actually out and able for you guys to buy so you're not like I want to get this book right now and it's not out so you know I thought that would be the smart thing to do so yes it is pre-recorded I just want to forewarn you about that the book today we're going to be talking about is belar hopefully I am pronouncing that correctly knowing me I am probably not because that's the story my life but this is called Bellar by Meg wetzer now Meg wetzer has is a very popular adult author I'm not sure about the book she's released um like an adult books but um I just know that this is her first attempt in dipping into the ya a pond and I for one I'm glad she did so if you're unfamiliar with this book I shall read you the back and we're going to get into a hopefully spoiler fore review f for fair Jam gal he would still be home at New Jersey with her with her sweet British boyfriend ree Maxfield she'd be watching old comedy sketches with him she'd be kissing him in the library Stacks she certainly wouldn't be at the wooden Barn a therapeutic boarding school in ryal Vermont living with a weird roommate and signed up for an exclusive supposedly life-changing class called special topics in English but life isn't fair and reev Maxfield is dead when a journal writing assignment leads jam into mysterious other world she and her classmates called bzar she discovers a realm where the unted past is restored and she can feel re's arms around her once again but as the pages of her journal began to fill up Jam must confront Hidden Truths and ultimately decide what she's willing to sacrifice to reclaim her loss so pretty much that is what this book is about and you're kind of when even when you read the back you're like I'm still kind of hazy on it and yeah I was too I really went into this just knowing that this was a boarding school book and the girl's boyfriend was dead and there would be you know some sort of traumatic thing with that so yeah let's talk about it overall I did like this book I definitely think you can fly through this it's a contemporary but it kind of leans on the mystery side I would say just because you're wondering what's going on what really happened and all that kind of stuff because throughout the whole book you do know that James boyfriend is dead but you don't know how or why he died you know you don't know any of that circumstances so the whole book you're trying to be like like how did he die like what happened what what caused this and you know the ending is definitely a shocker I would say I think I most people would probably see it coming I didn't personally but yeah um overall like I said I did like this book I like the boarding school aspect book this may be my first boarding school book I've read I don't know does Vampire Academy count does Harry Potter count they're both go to schools for a year I don't know Jam I somewhat like jam was very hard to get in touch with because there was so much of her that was hidden you know Jam only revealed in this book what Jam Runner wanted to reveal if that makes sense you know Jam didn't really lay yourself out there on the line I think there was just a lot of part of jams that was still hidden and I was just like I'm not sure about you girl I'm still kind of confused about her um so yeah I was still I was confront I was weird about jam now the whole class about this book there's this class in this boarding school called Special English special Topics in English or something like that and only uh like a handful get selected by said teacher and so it's a pretty special class like everybody wants to be in that class because they've heard phenomenal things about it like things have to happen to them that are lifechanging and things like that and jam um a noce to her you know get selected for and things happen now I don't think I'm spoiling anything by um telling you this but the title is Bellar so you can see right here right here is the Bel jar by Sylvia pla in this class they take an author each semester apparently and they study that particular author and they learn all about like the works and stuff like that so obviously this author was Sylvia PLA and the bell jar if you've read the Bell jar which I have a long time ago it's a very depressing depressing book it's all about being depressed and overcoming depression and stuff like that but so I was very intrigued by that and honestly when I got the book I looked at the title and I was like I don't know what this title means and it didn't take me until I started the book to realize Bellar was a play on the Bell jar what an idiot am I really really but it's a it's a good title I just didn't put two and two together like the back of the book says in this class they get a special Journal oo I got sent this for um the book promotion just let you know I just didn't make this up a moon um and they have to write whatever they want to write in this journal and stuff like that so what happens when they write to this journal and I hope I'm not spoiling anything for you um they get taken back into right before whatever their whatever tragic thing happened to them why they're at that wooden Barn the school in this journal and they're only allowed to write like five pages per time that's just how it happens I they call it the Bellar because that's where they go that's what they call it they call it Bellar and so it's all about that it's all about Jam you know reconnecting with reev she's with him again in a way and it's I'm not going to go into detail about it because I don't want to spoil but it was very interesting reading about that and then you learn about the other classmates because they meet every week to talk about their experiences and stuff like that and you learn about why each of them are in this particular school and some of the characters were so gripping to read about like I loved reading about one character who had who had a horrible Misfortune with her brother and I enjoyed some characters more than others others I was just not very connected with but overall I really love reading that Dynamic of it of figuring out why these kids were at this school like what made them to be at this school and like I said the ending the ending through me for a whirlwind like I when I found out about the ending I I quite honestly I was kind of pissed I was like are you kidding me are you kidding me but it was well written so I kind of wasn't mad about it I was just like you got me you got me with Meg weter you got me so that kind of threw me for a loop over all i' say this is definitely an interesting book to read if you're looking for a boarding school book if you're looking for a book all about people that have to overcome kind of tragic things in their life like like just deal with them and stuff like that I would say it's this book may not be for everybody it's kind of odd but I definitely think it's worth a read if I can give it a rating and I've been struggling with this forever I would give it like a 3.5 out of five and I'm trying to be harsher with my ratings I know the as much as I said I did fly through this but there was just some things I didn't overall love like I didn't love Jam in it I didn't love the ending as much as I thought I would but you know overall it was a good book book I did fly through it and it was very interesting to read I'm very glad to have read it because it was just very different from the things I usually read if you've read this please let me know what you thought about it because I would love to talk to somebody about it because right now like pre-recording time filming this I I don't know if that's really read it that much so I don't know I can't talk to anybody but that is all for me guys and I will see you next time bye\n"