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Originally Posted by CRussel
Finished. An excellent nomination from astrangerhere, and I kind of wish we'd chosen it for New Leaf Book Club. This is a book about love, first and foremost, but also about just how difficult it was for a lesbian in the early 50's, especially if children were at issue (as they so often were.) If you'd asked me, I'd have said I understood. I now know I really don't, though I think I am closer to understanding. A really important book for its time, and one that is well worth reading now! Karma to astrangerhere, and highly recommended.
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I am glad you liked it! The book is not the best prose or even the best plot in LGBT fiction, but it is one of the most impactful. I am not sure how that translates to a straight audience, but a copy will always be on my shelf.
As to the film, there were some unnecessary and unusual changes made by the screenwriter (who was friends with Highsmith), but it was still a great work on its own.