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Der talentierte Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
Der talentierte Mr. Ripley
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Format: audiobook
ISBN: 9783257803518 (3257803516)
ASIN: 3257803516
Publisher: Diogenes
Edition language: English
Series: Ripley (#1)
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Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality!
Reading is my ESCAPE from Reality! rated it
3.0 The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley is not a likable character though I did kind of feel sorry for him at times. What really motivates his actions? Is it his superiority complex, his contempt for others, his confused sexuality, or just boredom? The murders are particularly vicious. His ability to mimic others is uncanny. ...
The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it
4.0 Brilliant mind spook
This is an unsettling book.Ripley is a non-entity, whiny, unimpressive. A nobody, as Marge very insightfully observes in a letter. Which makes him eerie, and by all rights not a character we should wish to root for. Yet from the middle on, I found myself anxious over the instability of his position....
Lillelara
Lillelara rated it
4.0 The Talented Mr. Ripley
Rereading The Talented Mr. Ripley has been so much fun and it´s a book that actually improves during the second read. Knowing the basic outline of the story makes this a more satisfying read, because you can focus on all the fine nuances the story has to offer. Tom Ripley is a delightfully creepy ...
Abandoned by user
Abandoned by user rated it
4.0 The Pathologically Insecure Mr. Ripley
This was both my first introduction to Tom Ripley, and my first introduction to Patricia Highsmith. I was somewhat aware of the story before I started the book, although I'd neither seen the movie nor read any of the Ripley novels. I knew going in that Tom Ripley was a sociopath and a murderer. Wh...
BrokenTune
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4.0 The Talented Mr Ripley
He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but quality, and the love that cherished the quality. Possessions reminded him that he existed, and made him enjoy his existence. It was as simple as that. And wasn't t...
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