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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The voice of the villain resonates throughout as he formulates the rationale for his action. Patricia highsmith is a woman before her time.

They're also comparable in the sense that they're fast-paced, cleverly-written stories. That, to me, is the most gripping part of this story.

It is masterfully told and a pleasure to read. It is 271 pages that is just brimming with story. On to bk 2.

Tom ripley is a small scale tax fraud scammer in new york city when the wealthy herbert greenleaf contacts him. Tasked to travel to a quaint village in italy to persuade the debonair "dickie" to leave the sun and surf behind. Both greenleaf and the in...  Read More



Cons

Highsmith is an excellent writer, but i failed to connect with her character. Damon seems like some corn-fed farm boy who is clueless in the beginning of the film. Aside from asenseless plot of touring the reader from one italian city to theother, tom...  Read More

He exploits others and * them when they have outlived their use. He is nothing more than a scheming, envious, social climber, loser.

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Quality


So good that ive reread it over the years


The depth of description and view into the inner workings of the main characters mind is fascinating


Lots of potential for a big scam but this time it comes with more wickedness and evilness


This edition was riddled with errors that were distracting and had at least a dozen typos and grammatical errors

Competitiveness


Theyre also comparable in the sense that theyre fastpaced cleverlywritten stories


The exact nature of their relationship is unclear and at first tom is successful in getting close to dickie and the duo seeing ...  Read More


Now the book cant be compared to the movie but i was not disappointed

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  • This product had a total of 6,434 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 11 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Sure it’s a bit dated but it is a riveting story


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Another element is added by highsmith’s notably queer characters


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its somewhat sickening to be trapped in ripleys mind throughout the novel yet one also finds themselves hoping he doesnt get caught if not outright rooting for him to get out of the world hes created


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am sure i will eventually read the following books it was just disappointing to end so abruptly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    To a modern reader some of the psychological posturing and 1950s closeted bits might be tiring but once the first murder occurs and we are rooting for the bad guy highsmith has us


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It’s no surprise that highsmith could construct a thriller


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    A slightly different beast than the film


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The novel builds tension well and makes tom a fascinating but irredeemable character

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