I had enjoyed the movie very much seeing it before reading the book and was equally pleased with both

I had enjoyed the movie very much seeing it before reading the book and was equally pleased with both  Read Less

Carol’s sacrifice and bravery is so much clearer than in the film too therese’s pain and coming to terms with the loss of her f...  Read More

Carol’s sacrifice and bravery is so much clearer than in the film too therese’s pain and coming to terms with the loss of her first true love is still there but she hurts others as much as she is hurt by them  Read Less

This effect is overdone with carol however as the same details are brought up over and over especially her calm eyesand the bi...  Read More

This effect is overdone with carol however as the same details are brought up over and over especially her calm eyesand the big picture we expect for the secondmost important character comes up short  Read Less

Carol was first published under the pseudonym clare morgan in 1952 with the title the price of salt

Carol was first published under the pseudonym clare morgan in 1952 with the title the price of salt  Read Less

Ironically the price of salt became one of this authors best sellers

Ironically the price of salt became one of this authors best sellers  Read Less

I would not put patricia highsmiths writing in the first rank of her contemporaries such as vladimir nabokov and ernext hemingw...  Read More

I would not put patricia highsmiths writing in the first rank of her contemporaries such as vladimir nabokov and ernext hemingway but its highquality  Read Less