A review by maddisonsimmons
The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

took me a while to get into this book. i really wanted to finish it before the new year, so i just kept reading where i might have marked it as dnf. i think it is really reflective of the time period it was written in and has period appropriate homophobia and angst, and it is probably very important to the lesbian literature canon, but it was sad and i didnt like carol or the age gap and it made me sad. but it also made me think and it made me so glad to live in a world where i can love another woman freely and without shame. i like the potential for a reunion/happy ending. 
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