The Talented Mr. Ripley The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

    • 4.2 • 199 Ratings
    • $10.99

Publisher Description

An American classic and the inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series.

It’s here, in the first volume of Patricia Highsmith’s five-book Ripley series, that we are introduced to the suave Tom Ripley, a young striver seeking to leave behind his past as an orphan bullied for being a “sissy.” Newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan, Ripley meets a wealthy industrialist who hires him to bring his playboy son, Dickie Greenleaf, back from gallivanting in Italy. Soon Ripley’s fascination with Dickie’s debonair lifestyle turns obsessive as he finds himself enraged by Dickie’s ambivalent affections for Marge, a charming American dilettante, and Ripley begins a deadly game. “Sinister and strangely alluring” (Mark Harris, Entertainment Weekly) The Talented Mr. Ripley serves as an unforgettable introduction to this smooth confidence man, whose talent for self-invention is as unnerving—and unnervingly revealing of the American psyche—as ever.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2008
June 17
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
W. W. Norton & Company
SELLER
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
SIZE
861.1
KB

Customer Reviews

Kaprich ,

Not even close to the movie...

I usually read the book before seeing the movie adaption. And am usually so disappointed. This time, I have seen the movie several times... Amazing! And decided to read the book. Other than the character names- the book doesn't come close to the excellent movie. I wonder if I had read the book first- would I feel the same way. And have decided that, NO, I would not. I'll give the book 4 stars. But, am wondering why the screenplay was written so different- might as well have just changed the names and called it something else. So, what I am saying is... Enjoy the book, but erase any notion the you are reading about the movie. The movie is excellent!!!

theoryofjack ,

As A Collector…

Of vintage detective novels, I was let down by the ending. I do believe it should have been a couple of pages longer for a better resolution. As a writer myself, it appears to me that Patricia was either drinking or simply not being consistent for the entirety of the book. At once prosaic only to turn the corner and have her protagonist be dynamic or even poetic. No doubt Patricia is a fine writer, but I can see why the accolades weren’t forthcoming.

Patjohnson71 ,

Compared to the movie

Much different than the movie, which I saw first. I recommend reading this, especially if you are a fan of the movie. It paints a different picture, so to speak.

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