12 Compelling and Candid Books on Mental Health

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

A classic novel that still rings true with contemporary audiences, Sylvia Plath tells the shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional story about a woman falling into the grip of insanity. Esther Greenwood is a brilliant writer living out a small-town girl’s dream of living in New York City, with all seemingly perfect in her world. Yet still, she is slowly going under and perhaps this will be the last time. Sylvia Plath draws readers into Esther’s psyche as she falls apart and builds herself back together again.