The Bell Jar

Let's see if this format is at all possible. Okay, so I read the first five chapters and so far I just gotta say that this woman has no attention span. I mean, she can't focus on the present for more than two seconds and then she's off on some sort of unconnected tangent (which is an oxymoron, because a tangent has to be touching at some point). Did anyone notice that the editor lady didn't really uncover anything or say anything mean? And why the heck did she see a Chinese woman in the elevator mirror when she described her parent's heritage as European later on? But I guess I identify with the chick because she seems to have no idea what is going on with her life while it's going. And the lady told her that she needs to get goals, but she can't just pick one out of a hat. Oh, and I liked how the introduction was all about the publisher lady who never met the author and all her struggles. I liked the prose too, kinda Kerouacian with less drugs and more mental issues. Actually, I was really reminded of On the Road, which seems rather odd considering the fact that this book spawned all sorts of feminist group and I'm sure no women were encouraged by Jacky-boys words-o-wisdom.