A review by bacchicecstasy
Carol by Patricia Highsmith

emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

We love a lesbian story that doesn't end in death, suicide, or getting married to a man. Weirdly, I kept thinking of The Well of Loneliness while reading this, mainly seeing this book as a foil of it. I like how this book also comments on marriage and divorce, specifically custody