Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Carol

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Carol by Claire Morgan, Patricia Highsmith

51 reviews

maddisonsimmons's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

took me a while to get into this book. i really wanted to finish it before the new year, so i just kept reading where i might have marked it as dnf. i think it is really reflective of the time period it was written in and has period appropriate homophobia and angst, and it is probably very important to the lesbian literature canon, but it was sad and i didnt like carol or the age gap and it made me sad. but it also made me think and it made me so glad to live in a world where i can love another woman freely and without shame. i like the potential for a reunion/happy ending.

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hanhantap's review against another edition

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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.

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camijupiter's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

One of my favourite discoveries of the year. An absolute literary masterpiece, and a visionary and timeless commentary on personal growth, societal pressure and love. Patricia Highsmith’s novel traces truly a delightful and inspiring story of two women in love in a time when homosexuality was not only frowned upon, but completely inexistant in fictional works.
Therese and Carol are deeply attaching characters with such complex, yet realistic, issues complicating and surrounding the blossoming of their romance. I cannot recommend this book enough. As a bisexual woman, I felt so empowered and delighted to read a story that was not only credible and complex,

but also gave two queer characters a happy ending.

Thank you Patricia! I love you.

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vodkaalmelone's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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bookicornia's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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priceofsalt's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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lizzym126's review against another edition

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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

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yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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readingqueerly's review against another edition

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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.

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logopolis's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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