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. ...
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....
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 ...
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...
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...
Whoa. Tom Ripley is shocking, disturbing, compelling, inspired. More on this book tomorrow, once I have a chance to process. My initial thoughts are that if Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith had conspired to achieve world domination, there would have been no stopping them.
Tom Ripley has no money, no talents, no job and he doesn´t fit in with the type of people, he most ardently wants to fit in with. On top he has some major issues with his self esteem and is totally paranoid. Does he sound fun? No, definitely not and he even turns into this mentally disturbed and des...
This one didn't work for me at all. For one, I think this is the first time I will ever say the following words. The movie adaptation is far more powerful than the book. Matt Damon was likable as Ripley. The Ripley in this book was fucking boring. Also, there's a character in the movie that is not i...
Skip the sequels. I mean this. Disclaimer: I can't speak with authority as I didn't read Ripley Under Ground or Ripley's Game, but I tried and it was a mistake. Learn from my experience, don't ruin the high this book gives you. Seriously.
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