A review by soldieroftheheart
The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

The beginning was very good, first 20 pages. The ending was very good, last 20 pages. Every single moment in between was a fight to keep reading, the endless nothing of driving and stopping for coffee, the dialogues that were stilted or about nothing at all. It was impossible to really care about their relationship because it didn’t feel like they ever really had one, they barely spoke or knew each other at all. The whole book feels plot-less. I wouldn’t suggest it. That being said, the writer obviously has talent and there are several sections (in the beginning and end) that I highlighted. I get the feeling this could have been an amazing short story and it’s a shame that it wasn’t.