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The movie did not do this one justice. Patricia Highsmith's Ripley is one of the best characters in a mystery. Absolutely fantastic series.
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In this novel, Highsmith has mastered the art of creepiness.
In New York, Tom Ripley is a small-time con artist. So small-time that he hasn't figured out how to cash the checks he has conned. He can't hold down a job, but has managed to get many jobs (and many very different jobs). He is currently mooching off a friend for a place to stay.
Then one day he is approached in a bar. He thinks the cops have discovered his con--but it is the father of an acquaintance, who has been told to talk to Tom by ...more
In New York, Tom Ripley is a small-time con artist. So small-time that he hasn't figured out how to cash the checks he has conned. He can't hold down a job, but has managed to get many jobs (and many very different jobs). He is currently mooching off a friend for a place to stay.
Then one day he is approached in a bar. He thinks the cops have discovered his con--but it is the father of an acquaintance, who has been told to talk to Tom by ...more
Even though I have seen the movie before, I couldn't recall exactly the plot. So it was like reading a brand new story for me.
The story was quite gripping. I felt that there was no way Tom could have gotten away with murders for this long, but the author never assured me one way or the other until the very end. Despite being nearly 300 pages long, I didn't feel like I was close to Tom. I knew him, sure, after the entire book, but I just didn't feel close. So 3-star it was.
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The story was quite gripping. I felt that there was no way Tom could have gotten away with murders for this long, but the author never assured me one way or the other until the very end. Despite being nearly 300 pages long, I didn't feel like I was close to Tom. I knew him, sure, after the entire book, but I just didn't feel close. So 3-star it was.
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