4.13k reviews for:

Carol

Patricia Highsmith

3.96 AVERAGE

xonnn's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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this is a nice book about a queer romance, but i found it a little too relaxing, as if the stakes didn’t feel high enough for me. this kind of affected how much i cared about carol and therese, but at the same time i definitely still rooted for them. overall worth reading :) nice to read a book about queer ppl where the ending is actually uplifting and not horribly depressing 

cillianmurphywife's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

szmira's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

han_07's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

prettyprincesscutie's review against another edition

4.5

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krysa_'s review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

benjrscott's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nickartrip102's review against another edition

4.0

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I felt really uneasy the entire time I read this, partially due to the first chapter and the weirdness of Mrs. Robichek. I also didn't particularly like Carol and the way she treated Therese. I have sympathy for her circumstances but it all felt a bit off? This was really well written and engaging but I'm still not entirely sure what to make of it, but I am glad that the ending doesn't conform to the lesbian pulp standards od the time.

miss_kimmy's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

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My first lesbian romance, a classic

os_hannah's review against another edition

1.0

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It gets 1 star because the gays don't die