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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
this was hard to get through, def more mother daughter vibes then lovers
Wish i could do 2.5 stars :/ honestly wasn’t bad at all and I did really like it, just wasn’t a perfect 5 star either - the more I think about it the more I enjoy it
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
lo he leído en el kindle y no creo que haya sido la mejor idea porque estaba lleno d faltas de ortografía y la traducción no era la mejor… como historia tenía el problema o la ventaja de que lo iba comparando sin querer con la peli, y aunque evidentemente hay cosas diferentes, me ha gustado bastante. aún así sigo quedándome con la peli jajajaj
The Price of Salt was first published in 1952 by Claire Morgan, a pen name take by Patricia Highsmith who didn't want to be pigeonholed (and blacklisted or worse) as a lesbian writer in a time when homosexuality was illegal and universally considered a psychological disorder. The novel wasn't published under Highsmith's name until 1990 with the title Carol. I've heard the 2015 movie adaptation is good, but I've been holding off viewing it until I read the book (a courtesy I no longer extend to all novels).
The novel is a romance, a love story and coming of age novel, told from the perspective of Therese Belivet, a young woman who was abandoned by her parents and raised in an orphanage. She's nineteen and starting off on her own in New York City. She has an apartment, pays her own way in the world, and is beginning to make connections toward becoming a set designer. There's something missing in her life. Her boyfriend comes from a large, loving family that gives him a sense of stability and belonging, but also leaves him without a hunger for more.
Therese lost her job with a publisher and is working as a holiday temp in a big department store. Her world is forever changed when she spots a beautiful, sophisticated blonde woman wearing a mink. Enter Carol Aird. Its days before Christmas. The two women have an instant connection. Carol is older, wealthy, and going through a divorce. Therese initiates contact and their relationship develops swiftly. [You may have heard the joke: What do lesbians do on a second date? Answer: rent a U-Haul.] By the end of January they're on a road trip together, headed west as an escape for Carol to take her mind off the fact that her husband has custody of their daughter for the next three months. Neither woman suspects that the trip will turn into a trap. Highsmith creates some great tension and there are a couple scenes that will stay burned in my memory. I look forward to reading her suspense novels.
What is beautiful about this novel is the way these two women find one another and the wide-eyed first love that Therese experiences. In the end, Therese grows up, starts to mature, and comes to understand that she won't be all alone in the world, even if her road won't be as simple as girl meets boy. Her finding that glimmer of hope was certainly a positive change from how many gay or lesbian characters ended up in this time period. And Carol chooses to live life on her own terms, even if it means sacrifice. And even if that sacrifice leads to a wonderful plot twist.
Full post here:
http://www.wildmoobooks.com/2016/08/the-price-of-salt-by-claire-morgan-aka.html
The novel is a romance, a love story and coming of age novel, told from the perspective of Therese Belivet, a young woman who was abandoned by her parents and raised in an orphanage. She's nineteen and starting off on her own in New York City. She has an apartment, pays her own way in the world, and is beginning to make connections toward becoming a set designer. There's something missing in her life. Her boyfriend comes from a large, loving family that gives him a sense of stability and belonging, but also leaves him without a hunger for more.
Therese lost her job with a publisher and is working as a holiday temp in a big department store. Her world is forever changed when she spots a beautiful, sophisticated blonde woman wearing a mink. Enter Carol Aird. Its days before Christmas. The two women have an instant connection. Carol is older, wealthy, and going through a divorce. Therese initiates contact and their relationship develops swiftly. [You may have heard the joke: What do lesbians do on a second date? Answer: rent a U-Haul.] By the end of January they're on a road trip together, headed west as an escape for Carol to take her mind off the fact that her husband has custody of their daughter for the next three months. Neither woman suspects that the trip will turn into a trap. Highsmith creates some great tension and there are a couple scenes that will stay burned in my memory. I look forward to reading her suspense novels.
What is beautiful about this novel is the way these two women find one another and the wide-eyed first love that Therese experiences. In the end, Therese grows up, starts to mature, and comes to understand that she won't be all alone in the world, even if her road won't be as simple as girl meets boy. Her finding that glimmer of hope was certainly a positive change from how many gay or lesbian characters ended up in this time period. And Carol chooses to live life on her own terms, even if it means sacrifice. And even if that sacrifice leads to a wonderful plot twist.
Full post here:
http://www.wildmoobooks.com/2016/08/the-price-of-salt-by-claire-morgan-aka.html
I read this novel in 2016. While scrolling for a new audiobook to listen to this one popped up. The story was so different than what I remembered! I thought they met and very quickly hopped into their road trip, but there's much that goes on before that.
I wasn't enthralled by the narrator's rendition of the characters -- I had a different take on some attitudes and scenes -- but it wasn't a deal-breaker for me.
I wasn't enthralled by the narrator's rendition of the characters -- I had a different take on some attitudes and scenes -- but it wasn't a deal-breaker for me.
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
while it felt like a bit of a slog to get through the pacing of this book, i’m glad i took the time to read an important work of sapphic fiction! some of highsmith’s turns of phrase will really stick with me. i was, however, left feeling icky (for lack of better word) by the imbalanced power dynamic between carol and therese, and found that neither of these characters were “good” people that i was rooting for (maybe that’s the point?). i can get down with an anti-hero, but there wasn’t anything redeeming that was intrinsic to the characters besides the outside injustice they faced that made me put aside how i felt about them as people.