The Price of Salt, or Carol
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“Do people always fall in love with things they can‘t have?“ - “Always.“ Two reasons I continued reading this book: it's a classic in lesbian literature and Cate Blanchett is in the movie. I wanted to DNF it quite quickly - there wasn't any depth or emotion to it. Nothing interesting happened and the relationship between Carol and Therese seemed a bit abusive to me - it was all very one-sided and it felt to me that Carol was more of a ghost than a real character in a novel. She seemed to be in control of Therese, and not in a good way. She was an older character holding power over a naïve and lovesick woman. The book certainly didn't change my life. It's a typical classic - meaning I couldn't connect to any character nor did I care about the story.
After finally getting round to watching Carol the movie, I then had to read the book. It was surprising reading Therese's internal thoughts since you don't really get to see this in the movie, and book Therese was a lot more different than i expected. It doesn't take too long to read and it is an enjoyable book that you can relax with. I've seen some book reviews where people are not particularly keen on Therese, but I thought her character was written as a realistic and honest representation of what some people her age can be like. I also think good characters aren't always super likeable. On another note, I have found it difficult to find adult WLW fiction (there seems to be a lot more targeted at YA audience), and I think this fits the category. Overall, I would recommend reading the book and also watching the movie, they are slightly different but both good.
Beschreibung
Beiträge
“Do people always fall in love with things they can‘t have?“ - “Always.“ Two reasons I continued reading this book: it's a classic in lesbian literature and Cate Blanchett is in the movie. I wanted to DNF it quite quickly - there wasn't any depth or emotion to it. Nothing interesting happened and the relationship between Carol and Therese seemed a bit abusive to me - it was all very one-sided and it felt to me that Carol was more of a ghost than a real character in a novel. She seemed to be in control of Therese, and not in a good way. She was an older character holding power over a naïve and lovesick woman. The book certainly didn't change my life. It's a typical classic - meaning I couldn't connect to any character nor did I care about the story.
After finally getting round to watching Carol the movie, I then had to read the book. It was surprising reading Therese's internal thoughts since you don't really get to see this in the movie, and book Therese was a lot more different than i expected. It doesn't take too long to read and it is an enjoyable book that you can relax with. I've seen some book reviews where people are not particularly keen on Therese, but I thought her character was written as a realistic and honest representation of what some people her age can be like. I also think good characters aren't always super likeable. On another note, I have found it difficult to find adult WLW fiction (there seems to be a lot more targeted at YA audience), and I think this fits the category. Overall, I would recommend reading the book and also watching the movie, they are slightly different but both good.