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Patricia Highsmith
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The Talented Mr.Ripley |
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0099282879 |
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jill adams (United Kingdom) (2006/10/11):
Its a brave or stupid person who enters the world of Patricia Highsmith expecting a few hours of pulp fiction reading, 200 pages of standard and comfortable case solved, bad guy caught style crime writing. Instead, be prepared to find yourself rooting for a character who can kill in cold blood and feel little or no shame so long as he can cover those feelings with the more amenable sensations that italian wine, sunsets and lira can afford. What makes this all the more disturbing is the recogniton that for us to involve ourselves with him, Ripley must be a very human and likeable character. If we see something of ourselves in him, what is it that differentiates us - the fact that he appears to have no conscience, or the fact that he has the talent to convince himself that an appalling act can make the world so much better for him?
Tom Ripley is indeed one of the classic characters in modern fiction, borne from the mind of a talented and unique author. This is the book one should start with in any attempt to explore that mind, but take care!
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