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I was so conflicted about this book! It's really beautifully written, but the characters didn't feel real enough for me to understand their motivations - we get a lot of surface about Carol and Therese but not enough glimpses of their inner workings to figure out what they saw in each other. Carol is repeatedly cruel and dismissive of Therese. Therese's interest in Carol feels obsessive. The Price of Salt is supposed to be significant for being one of the first same-sex romances to have a happy
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3.5. Young sales clerk Therese falls in love with a customer buying a doll for her daughter's Christmas present, and things spiral. I saw the movie, Carol, first, and wow did it ever stay true to the book. Therese and Carol are both very reserved, detached women, and Therese particularly is quite passive even in her passion, and Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara were perfectly cast to match. Even though it was so slow and emotions felt so removed, the writing was solid and the story almost mesmeriz
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Book Riot 2016 Read Harder Challenge #18 - Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. Debate which is better.
Still have to watch the movie!
Still have to watch the movie!
This is a good work overall, even if the pacing is pretty uneven. I REALLY dug the name "Harge."
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