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lizzym126's review
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
sophieduncan's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Infidelity
snowhitereads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Merry Christmas everyone.
I hope everyone is well.
For my Christmas book, I read Carol by Patricia Highsmith.
Carol (originally titled The Price of Salt) is a classic of LGBTQ+ literature. Written in the 1950s, and of course Highsmith doesn't paint a picture of an alternative utopian society in the early 1950s where being LGBT is suddenly universally accepted, there are a fair number of obstacles for the two to overcome.
However, this book is a bit slow for my taste and i didn’t really like the characters. Their behaviours are at times toxic.
Of course I think it is easy to sometimes overlook how truly revolutionary this novel was at the time it was first published.
Despite my personal opinion on this book, it is a really important piece of LGBT literature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse
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