4.13k reviews for:

Carol

Patricia Highsmith

3.96 AVERAGE

soepie's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sophie42's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Alcohol

melanierae's review against another edition

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A rare one where I saw the movie first, ages ago, and I think I like the film better. The emotionality and strength of pov dipped for me about ¾ in, did recover at the end, but. I think what I want is more contemporary in style but - I really would have liked more introspection and reflection from Therese and/or something from Carol’s pov, which for me would have buffed the rough edges of Therese’s selfishness

lalaemm's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucy_collinge's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

phantomthreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective 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: Complicated

fungi_punk's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

meltttt's review against another edition

5.0

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Can't believe I waited so long to read this!!! My god!

mangobooks's review against another edition

5.0

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So, so good! Love it so much.

krobart's review against another edition

3.25

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 If this book wasn’t written in 1952 or was about a man and woman, it would more or less be a standard romance with the entanglement of a 50s divorce. However, because of when it was published, it was a daring novel, especially for the United States. See my complete review here: https://whatmeread.com/2025/04/24/review-2571-1952-club-the-price-of-salt/