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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 |
Patricia Highsmith
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.94 | 51965 Users | 3051 Reviews
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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."Present Books In Pursuance Of The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley #1)
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) |
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Ratings: 3.94 From 51965 Users | 3051 ReviewsNotice Out Of Books The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley #1)
Rating: 4.5* of fiveThe Publisher Says: 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[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
What a creepy little book. Highsmith takes us into the head of Tom Ripley, and it is an unsettling ride. Tom is a sociopath (or is he?), but an anxious one. And inside his head, we are carried along as his crimes mount, one upon the other, and feel the tension as he skirts the edge of disaster and discovery. Are we tense because we want him to be captured? Or because we want him to get away with it?Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and
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
So cool, so dark, this is one of those books that can be rushed through for the surface story of the suave psychopath, Tom Ripley, and his iconic encounter with poor little rich boy, Dickie Greenleaf (green leaf, ha!) but there's so much more going on beneath the surface that it's worth lingering. Highsmith is brilliant at inserting tiny moments of unease and offness, sometimes just a word in an unexpected place, and in contrasting her scenes: the dim, smoky bar where Ripley meets Greenleaf
This classic novel of suspense lives up to the hype. I was familiar with the story of Tom Ripley because I had seen the Matt Damon movie, and the book was just as good as other readers had promised. Ripley is skilled at manipulating people, lying, impersonations, con jobs and feigning interest in others. What terrifies him is 1) getting caught and 2) being himself. It's a classic case of someone who feels arrogant and snide toward others but who also hates himself and feels like he doesn't fit
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