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| Original Title: | The Talented Mr. Ripley |
| ISBN: | 0393332144 (ISBN13: 9780393332148) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Ripley #1 |
| Characters: | Tom Ripley, Dickie Greenleaf, Marge Sherwood, Freddie Miles |
| Setting: | Italy New York City, New York(United States) Italian Riviera(Italy) |
| Literary Awards: | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for Romans étrangers (1957), Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel (1956) |
Patricia Highsmith
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.94 | 51965 Users | 3051 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley #1) |
| Author | : | Patricia Highsmith |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | June 17th 2008 by W. W. Norton Company (first published 1955) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Crime. Classics. Suspense |
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Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal but grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A dark reworking of Henry James's The Ambassadors, The Talented Mr. Ripley—is up to his tricks in a 90s film and also Rene Clement's 60s film, "Purple Noon."Rating Appertaining To Books The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley #1)
Ratings: 3.94 From 51965 Users | 3051 ReviewsRate Appertaining To Books The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley #1)
if you're interested in the longer post I've made, you can read it at my online reading journal. Spoilers are noted where needed. Tom Ripley is an extremely disturbed man. Knowing what we know about him, we probably wouldn't want him to come to dinner, live in our neighborhood, date our daughters or our sons, handle our investments -- in short, after we've gotten to know him, we discover he is someone we would avoid like the plague. But all of the above are judgments made from our outside,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 that worth something? He existed. Not many people in the world knew how to, even if they had the money. It really didn't take money, masses of money, it took a certain security.The Talented Mr Ripley
Honestly, I'm of two minds on this one. The first is just how much fun I had running around with a trust fund buddy and the scam, enjoying 50's Italy, and especially the really delicious riffs from so many of the great authors doing their thing in the day, the subversion and the dark twist. I mean, we're all super-familiar with the heroic(anti-heroic) murderer protagonist, and some of us might be extremely familiar with it if they've read practically any mystery novels or watched ANY tv at
[7/10] I can do a number of things valeting, baby-sitting, accounting Ive got an unfortunate talent for figures. No matter how drunk I get, I can always tell when a waiters cheating me on a bill. I can forge a signature, fly a helicopter, handle dice, impersonate practically anybody, cook and do a one-man show in a nightclub in case the regular entertainers sick. Shall I go on? What Mr. Ripley leaves out from his resume is his readiness to murder anybody he sees as an obstacle in his path to
Written over 50 years ago, Patricia created a unique character whose character arc is the opposite of what is traditional. Tom Ripley, a floundering type evolves in ways unimaginable while the story builds momentum. We are immersed into the mind of a schemer who becomes darker with each step. A true classic, Highsmith is masterful, her characters interesting and plot twists well executed. I plan to read the two sequels as a result. The film that stars Matt Damon follows the book closely,
I've been dabbling in some of the classic thriller writers. Georges Simenon and Leonardo Sciascia, too. It is summer (in the northern hemisphere) after all.The Talented Mr. Ripley will have you squirming in your seat. Tom Ripley is a man with champagne tastes and a beer pocket book. He possesses very low self-esteem, very little money and he is undoubtedly a closeted queer. He likes queers, likes to be among them, but doesn't like admitting to himself that this is so. Mr. Ripley's talent is an
Two reviews in one. First, the supercilious parody :Tom : Oh Dickie, that shirt is so gorgeous. Its so you. Where did you get it?Dick : Youre not a fairy are you?Tom: No! The very idea!Dick: Well then, I got it from a divine little boutique near La Fontana della Barcaccia in Piazza di Spagna. We should go there tomorrow.Tom : Oh Dickie, lets. Marge (soliloquy) : Dick is just the handsomest American 25 year old trust fund baby in all of Italy. Or this part of it, anyway. Sigh. I love him so much
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