In this abridged journal by Sylvia Plath, what stands out to me, as it does in her other work is her writing. The journal is a mix of writer’s and reader’s diary along with private recordings. What emerges is a complex picture of an ambitious, intelligent woman who is trying to achieve the things that are important to her. Throughout there is commentary to bridge the entries, and I like how her last entry has a casual, upbeat open-ended note, whenever I read Sylvia Plath's work, I am always left with the sense that what really mattered to her was her writing.