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Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'
The Price of Salt: Or Carol by Patricia Highsmith, Claire Morgan
75 reviews
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
wow!! such a happy ending
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Outing
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Lesbophobia
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The hope at the end of this book and reading the afterword from
the '90s in my edition was too much for my little heart to handle.
the '90s in my edition was too much for my little heart to handle.
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Homophobia, Stalking
Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I watched the movie first but I recommend reading the book too if you liked the movie. Many of the details are different but the story as a whole is still generally the same. It was interesting reading Therese's thoughts, especially about Carol, because I often think that she is quite unreliable. Also cool to get her thoughts at all because I often found her thinking a bit unclear in the movie. There are obviously valid criticisms of the book but I found it really interesting to read about lesbians from the POV of the past (like actually written then). Makes me feel lucky that I live today, even though things aren't perfect. Really glad they got a happy-ish ending that still felt realistic.
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts
challenging
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Moderate: Homophobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia
Minor: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reflective coming of age story. I enjoyed the slow unfolding of Therese's and Carol's characters, like watching a flower bloom in slow motion.
Moderate: Homophobia
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Graphic: Homophobia