rsmo666 's review for:

The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

4.0

emotional sad tense 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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I didn't like this book, at first, and it took me a while to get through. It's was like reading the most boring parts of a Hemingway or Fitzgerald novel. But this is a classic piece of lesbian fiction for a reason, and I'm glad I read it. The characters do eventually come to life, and I felt like the ending fit. 
It's hard to rate this book, because I didn't totally enjoy it, but I think it's remarkable, and I think it's an important work of both historical and queer lit. I would call it almost Gatsby-esque.