Reviews

The Price of Salt: Or Carol by Patricia Highsmith, Claire Morgan

jenmangler's review against another edition

2.0

I liked the movie a lot, but the book left me cold. I actually struggled to read it and could never get into it. It felt so remote and distant. Therese seemed more obsessed with the idea of Carol than in love with the real person, and Carol was often so awful or indifferent to Therese that it made me angry. It felt like an unhealthy relationship, and thus hard to root for.

tessa728's review against another edition

3.5

i’m glad i finally read this. i really couldn’t stand the awkwardness between carol and therese in the first half of the book but the yearning, lovely moments & carol’s stakes made me feel so many things.

ahappieryear's review against another edition

4.0

"It would be Carol, in a thousand cities, a thousand houses, in foreign lands where they would go together, in heaven and in hell..."

Very sweet book. I loved the hopefulness.

wischmopp's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

d0m3c's review against another edition

4.0

klasicky vanocni reread uz po ctvrte, pokazdy si uvedomim, ze kdybych v hlave nemela cate blanchett jako carol, tak je to strasna postava ale bohuzel jsem sucker for milfs

gabingy's review against another edition

3.0

Le daría dos estrellas y media.
Era de los libros que más esperaba leer porque había visto la película y me gustó mucho, además es uno de los clásicos lésbicos cuyo final es feliz. Sin embargo, creo que la película está muchísimo mejor construída.

Entonces empecé con altas expectativas, me gustaba la idea de conocer más a profundidad a Therese y pensé que, al ser un libro, el romance se desarrollaría más lento pero más fuerte. Pero la verdad es que al final no fui fanática de la manera en la que está escrito el libro. Me fui perdiendo a medida en la que avanzaba la historia por lo poco interesante que se hacía. Es que siento que está escrito de un modo tan cotidiano que nunca me llegó a atrapar por completo. Es por eso que creo que su formato funcionó más como película, en la que esas descripciones cotidianas se ven visualmente y solo tenemos lo justo y necesario para enamorarnos de Carol y Therese. A diferencia de aquí que creo que hay cosas que no llegan a nada o al final no importaron tanto como esa señora que trabajaba en el mismo lugar que Therese y le daba asco por alguna razón.

Creo que al final me llevé una decepción completa porque pensaba que se convertiría en uno de mis favoritos pero al terminarlo se me hizo completamente olvidable. Seguiré quedándome con su versión en película.

aubreyprobably's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The timeline was a bit hard to follow at times, but has some of my favorite dialog I have ever read honestly. Maybe I'm a weirdo for that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Death of parent

queercorn's review against another edition

3.5

I can’t decide how I feel about this book. I’d like to hear carol’s POV. I LOVED the movie. Book version Therese was kinda irritating and book version Carol semi creepy 

zittleac's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

auntiedd's review against another edition

3.0

this does not pass the bechdel test. read at camp and found it to be mid but maybe i just am dumb and cant read