The Price of Salt

It really is a good story, with lots of emotion and great care in structuring. However, the pace is very slow, especially in the middle part where nothing much happens to either the story or the characters.

Towards the end, it seems like Highsmith lost her nerve and quickly grafted a suspense plot on her drama to be on more familiar ground. This feels a little out of place, and it completely changes the tempo of the story.

What makes it a rewarding read, in the end, is the obvious empathy Highsmith has for her characters – and their cause. They turn out to be brave souls in a largely hostile world, even if they can't win their fight, and that gives it relevance.

this is how it feels to love a woman. there’s everything: the tenderness of it all, the societal pressure, the rough patches when it feels like the world is tumbling down, the unconditional love; excellent!

Una novela con una historia magnifica. No es una novela de amor al uso (no lo digo por la tematica lesbica), si no, por que no cumple con los canones de la tipica novela romantica. Ademas añade toques de suspense que hacen que mantengas la atencion en la trama. Y los personajes estan bien construidos, te sientes cercanos a ellas.