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The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

54 reviews

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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readingqueerly's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I find it hard to put down my thoughts on this one. I read it during quite a busy week so I could never get into it fully, only managing one chapter at a time before I would need to put it down for whatever reason (usually cuz I was so tired). But on the other hand, I read the last third of this book in one go and I definitely felt the weight and importance of it with each word. I'm not the biggest fan of more literary novels, but as a sapphic person, I think this is almost a requirement to read. It was published in the fifties and it is interesting to see how much has and has not changed since then. The foreword made a really interesting note on this as well, stating how it had a huge audience back then before falling into obscurity but now seeing a resurgence and finding the right audience again. Yes it's an 'old' book, but it just goes to show people yearn to see themselves in happy scenarios. The 'bury your gays' trope was and still is an issue in modern media. Carol was one of the first boons to portray a happy queer ending. After seventy years, that is still something queer people have to fight for, unfortunately. And that's just for what is shown in the media.
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logopolis's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mattycameira's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
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ekmuh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

even better than the movie. who would've thought
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verysillygoose's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

age gap was iffy
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knunderb's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Highsmith's writing is compelling in places but dang this book was boring. The plot sounds really good, but nothing really happens between the high points. This story could have been told on half the space and would have been twice as exciting. 
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pencilspeaker's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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imogenoakes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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chaya_v's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

So many thoughts. 
This was a very testing read. I loved their relationship and hated it at the same time. Carol’s attitude towards Therese was at times inexplicable to me. But looking at the bigger picture and the book as a whole, it feels different. And Therese’s hyperfixation on Carol was also so well-written and conveyed. I didn’t like how she were pitting herself against Carol’s daughter, or even that she find any fault in Carol thinking of Rindy first, before her relationship.
I’d also love to read this story from Carol’s perspective.

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Update I watched the movie. The cast was perfect, the movie conveyed the exact feeling of the book, even taking over some of the dialogue. I’m in love. Will be my favourite movie for a while probably.

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Re-read 29/12/2022
This book is so beautiful and even more I think once you’ve already read it once and know why Carol and Therese are acting in a certain way.
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