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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
hopeful
relaxing
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:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
Tenía ganas de leer Carol porque tenía una cierta idea de qué iba, y me encontré con un libro tremendo. Al inicio es un poquito lento, pero coge buen ritmo. Me parece muy curioso leer una historia no tan lejana en el tiempo acerca de personas LGTBIAQ+, y que no sea una historia con moraleja sobre los peligros de ser homosexual, sino que además termine tan tan bien.
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can't finish this. I worked really hard to get past the unfortunate font choice and (faux?) lousy print job, but halfway through the sheer boredom of the story made me skip ahead and finally give up.
Here's what it's about: a whiny, mousy 19-year-old woman-child with no self confidence or ambition meets a rich, older woman and becomes promptly obsessed with her. Nothing happens for pages and pages. Then they go on a trip, where more nothing continues to happen, except that once in a while it seems as if something is *about* to happen---but no. Or perhaps something happened and I missed it, having nodded off.
The characters are not likeable. The story is tedious. I wonder if the font and layout are purposely challenging to give the impression of an illicit pamphlet in an attempt to mask the incredibly dull book.
Here's what it's about: a whiny, mousy 19-year-old woman-child with no self confidence or ambition meets a rich, older woman and becomes promptly obsessed with her. Nothing happens for pages and pages. Then they go on a trip, where more nothing continues to happen, except that once in a while it seems as if something is *about* to happen---but no. Or perhaps something happened and I missed it, having nodded off.
The characters are not likeable. The story is tedious. I wonder if the font and layout are purposely challenging to give the impression of an illicit pamphlet in an attempt to mask the incredibly dull book.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wish i could give this book 10/5, this is such a personal, beautiful story. I grew up in my younger teenage years watching the movie adaptation, which is wonderful in its own right, but the book is so much more meaninful. Particia Highsmith was so ahead of her time in this, and captured such intimate feelings and emotions of lesbian romance. i see myself rereading this many times over. I love being a lesbian <3
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
estuve como veinte minutos intentando escribir lo que me pareció este libro y les juro que no puedo.
para empezar voy a decir que yo ya conocía la historia porque me había visto la película hace un tiempo, y me había encantado y se convirtió en una de mis películas favoritas, pero les digo que este libro supero todas las expectativas que tenía y me dejó sin palabras.
me encantó poder ver más en profundidad los sentimientos y los pensamientos de los personajes, ver como reaccionaban a ciertas cosas y poder leer esos momentos que no aparecen en la película.
la profundidad que tienen los personajes es increíble y la forma en la que está escrita el libro es super poética. la autora te hace amar y odiar tanto a los personajes, y cuando te cuenta la historia de sus pasados te hace sentir tanta compasión por ellos que queres abrazarlos y no soltarlos más.
les recomiendo mucho este libro porque es simplemente especial y te deja una marca que no te vas a olvidar nunca, la historia que cuenta es única y la forma en la que a la escritora se le ocurrió la idea fue lo más.
carol te amo y te quiero abrazar
para empezar voy a decir que yo ya conocía la historia porque me había visto la película hace un tiempo, y me había encantado y se convirtió en una de mis películas favoritas, pero les digo que este libro supero todas las expectativas que tenía y me dejó sin palabras.
me encantó poder ver más en profundidad los sentimientos y los pensamientos de los personajes, ver como reaccionaban a ciertas cosas y poder leer esos momentos que no aparecen en la película.
la profundidad que tienen los personajes es increíble y la forma en la que está escrita el libro es super poética. la autora te hace amar y odiar tanto a los personajes, y cuando te cuenta la historia de sus pasados te hace sentir tanta compasión por ellos que queres abrazarlos y no soltarlos más.
les recomiendo mucho este libro porque es simplemente especial y te deja una marca que no te vas a olvidar nunca, la historia que cuenta es única y la forma en la que a la escritora se le ocurrió la idea fue lo más.
carol te amo y te quiero abrazar
A beautifully written story about first love. Therese and Carol are characters you would remember. In a way, the novel in a ode to Carol and I am glad the movie from this was so well made and aptly titled Carol. The novel is from Therese's perspective, but it feels like the protagonist of the novel is Carol.
*spoilers ahead*
I loved that this was one of the first queer novels written with a happy ending. The time in which this came out was pre-Stonewall and I can only imagine the impact this novel would have had on the LGBTQIA+ community back then. Therese's infatuation with Carol is captured captivatingly. I loved that there was a character arc to her relationship with Carol within her arc. She transforms from a girl into a woman even as her obsession with Carol matures into love.
I am glad this novel is finally being recognized for the classic that it is.
*spoilers ahead*
I loved that this was one of the first queer novels written with a happy ending. The time in which this came out was pre-Stonewall and I can only imagine the impact this novel would have had on the LGBTQIA+ community back then. Therese's infatuation with Carol is captured captivatingly. I loved that there was a character arc to her relationship with Carol within her arc. She transforms from a girl into a woman even as her obsession with Carol matures into love.
I am glad this novel is finally being recognized for the classic that it is.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes