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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
this has been the hardest of highsmith's works to get through but it certainly is the most rewarding i think. i'll have to give it some time and come back and reread it because i definitely missed a lot because this was very introspective and full of metaphors that i'm sure went right over my head.
I enjoyed the book, but I felt like I was expecting more from it. I did enjoyed the extra character development you got in this one verse the movie (which was not a surprise because obviously lol)
I did wish there was more from the romance part of it. Although I did enjoy that overall the book had a happy(ish) ending! There were parts that were a bit frustrating but overall an enjoyable read!
I did wish there was more from the romance part of it. Although I did enjoy that overall the book had a happy(ish) ending! There were parts that were a bit frustrating but overall an enjoyable read!
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
medium-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
this was better than the film
of course it was more detailed, way more scenes and a lot of the plot was completely different to the films!!
LOVED IT and i fear it was more emotional than the film
of course it was more detailed, way more scenes and a lot of the plot was completely different to the films!!
LOVED IT and i fear it was more emotional than the film
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Decidedly mediocre story with great writing. The kind of maudlin sapphic period piece (“period” being used very loosely) that I (even as a somewhat maudlin sapphic myself) loathe in books and cinema.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Lesbophobia
It didn't draw me in, I was rather bored by it to be honest
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I thought it was ok. There were some very queer themes that I appreciated, but ultimately had a hard time getting into the main character.
Therese was desperate and almost comically depressed and meek. It was interesting that you can go chapters worth of plot without Therese saying a word out loud and things would just sort of happen around her.
I do think that some of the emotions and fascination that comes with being a baby gay was really expertly captured here. The fact that just a glimpse of recognizing herself really changed her personality for the best (and pretty dramatically at that). Those themes were very honest.
Also, and I mean this with nothing but love, this is quite the UHaul love story! :) the whole love story from conception to end was just a couple of months! Wild haha
Therese was desperate and almost comically depressed and meek. It was interesting that you can go chapters worth of plot without Therese saying a word out loud and things would just sort of happen around her.
I do think that some of the emotions and fascination that comes with being a baby gay was really expertly captured here. The fact that just a glimpse of recognizing herself really changed her personality for the best (and pretty dramatically at that). Those themes were very honest.
Also, and I mean this with nothing but love, this is quite the UHaul love story! :) the whole love story from conception to end was just a couple of months! Wild haha