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This book features the king of unlikable main characters, Tom Ripley. He's the kind of person I hope I never meet up with. He had a terrible childhood from which he emerged without a normal human conscience. In other words, he's a sociopath (at the very least.)
At the beginning of the book he's a hapless con man without any personal direction, floating through life looking for opportunities. Suddenly an opportunity appears before him in the form of the Greenleaf family. A wealthy man, Herbert Gr ...more
At the beginning of the book he's a hapless con man without any personal direction, floating through life looking for opportunities. Suddenly an opportunity appears before him in the form of the Greenleaf family. A wealthy man, Herbert Gr ...more

The original psychopath, Tom Ripley. Before diving into the book, I had vague memories of the film adaptation starring Matt Damon—those subtle, eerie movements and the slow transformation of Tom Ripley into a confident con man.
At first, his character is somewhat of a mystery: an unassuming young man whose motivations are unclear. And why is sending those tax letters? But as he ingratiates himself with the wealthy elite and finds his footing in the world of deception, Ripley’s true nature begins ...more
At first, his character is somewhat of a mystery: an unassuming young man whose motivations are unclear. And why is sending those tax letters? But as he ingratiates himself with the wealthy elite and finds his footing in the world of deception, Ripley’s true nature begins ...more


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