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hanhantap's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
Finishing this beautiful novel as my 100th book of the year while listening to boygenius on shuffle...my mental health may never recover from this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia and Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol and Emotional abuse
Minor: Stalking
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Lesbophobia
lizzym126's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Infidelity
readingqueerly's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I find it hard to put down my thoughts on this one. I read it during quite a busy week so I could never get into it fully, only managing one chapter at a time before I would need to put it down for whatever reason (usually cuz I was so tired). But on the other hand, I read the last third of this book in one go and I definitely felt the weight and importance of it with each word. I'm not the biggest fan of more literary novels, but as a sapphic person, I think this is almost a requirement to read. It was published in the fifties and it is interesting to see how much has and has not changed since then. The foreword made a really interesting note on this as well, stating how it had a huge audience back then before falling into obscurity but now seeing a resurgence and finding the right audience again. Yes it's an 'old' book, but it just goes to show people yearn to see themselves in happy scenarios. The 'bury your gays' trope was and still is an issue in modern media. Carol was one of the first boons to portray a happy queer ending. After seventy years, that is still something queer people have to fight for, unfortunately. And that's just for what is shown in the media.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Lesbophobia
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