adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

wow!! such a happy ending

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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.

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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.

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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.

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