makala_yancey13 's review for:

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
3.75
emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was pretty good. It was really ahead of its time, considering it was a lesbian romance written in the 1950s that had a decently happy ending. I really appreciate ld the themes of maturing and self-discovery. Seeing Therese go from a lost young woman to a sure-footed adult was nice.