lil_nuke23 's review for:

The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

4.0

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I became aware of this book recently because of the release of the movie "Carol" (have not yet seen it). Wonderful writing, and without giving away any spoilers, I'll just say I appreciated the rare acknowledgement of the unspoken power dynamics in a relationship. When one person is more in love than the other, it creates a power imbalance. It was interesting to see the character with "less power" (i.e., more in love, more needy) wrestle with the pros and cons of choosing to be in a relationship simply to be the one less in love and with more power, and what the associated costs and rewards are as a result.