emersongracef 's review for:

The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

3.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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not my favourite iwl. took me 5ever to get through partly because of my slump but also because i simply was not invested in the characters. the age gap honestly isn’t even my biggest gripe with this book. i think the commentary on the fleetingness of romantic obsession could have been good and probably would’ve bumped my rating up to 3.5, but (spoiler alert)

the 180 at the end ruined that for me. had therese simply moved on overnight and become engrossed with this actress, i honestly think that would’ve been the better ending (kind of reminiscent of the summer->autumn pipeline in 500 days of summer if you get me).

there were definitely some powerful lines in here and i can definitely see why it’s a lesbian cult classic, it’s just unfortunately not for me