Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia PlathMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This collection of Plath's writings has a lot of different things going on. There are the diary entries which discuss real life neighbors and friends during her time living in the English countryside--these are relatively boring and don't do anything for the totality of the collection. Then there are the essays--straight to point, but not mesmerizing. The short stories are the reason to pick up this collection. By far the best one is the title story, but because the collection is front loaded with the boring stuff, you have to stick with it to see this story and much of the better work included. Overall, it's a decent collection and should be read by Plath fans because it's something slightly different than the work she is remembered for.
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