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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

sidharthan's review against another edition

5.0

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.

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

4.25

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

dlb7's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad 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

Great prose.
I loved Tess.

nancyjolambert's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

A solid read and very literary. It just dragged in parts, but the insight into same sex loving characters of the past was extraordinary.

drfuriosa's review against another edition

4.0

A compelling and elegantly-written tale about clandestine love in a patriarchal society. Therese is a lively protagonist and Carol is appropriately complex and mysterious. Highsmith writes some great prose--will definitely be checking out more of her work in the future.