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The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)
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If there is a character who has more self-loathing than Tom Ripley, I've yet to come across him or her. And what is it about the Mediterranean that inspires the most disturbing stories?
I knew this story from the movie, but I wanted to read it before I read any of the other Ripley volumes.
"They were not friends. They didn't know each other. It struck Tom as a horrible truth, true for all time, true for the people he had known in the past and for those he would know in the future: each had stood and would stand before him, and he would know time and time again that he would never know them, and the worst was that there would always be an illusion, for a time, that he did know them, and that he and they were completely in harmony and alike."
ETA: Okay, caught a few clues while listening to the audio that may be hints as to where he heads next. It should be an interesting journey!
I knew this story from the movie, but I wanted to read it before I read any of the other Ripley volumes.
"They were not friends. They didn't know each other. It struck Tom as a horrible truth, true for all time, true for the people he had known in the past and for those he would know in the future: each had stood and would stand before him, and he would know time and time again that he would never know them, and the worst was that there would always be an illusion, for a time, that he did know them, and that he and they were completely in harmony and alike."
ETA: Okay, caught a few clues while listening to the audio that may be hints as to where he heads next. It should be an interesting journey!
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Finished Reading
January 13, 2010
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December 30, 2010
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April 24, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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"I forget how difficult it can be to hear senseless murders described to me as I listen to the audio version! Creepy."
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June 1, 2012
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Apr 25, 2012 10:44AM
Did it ruin the experience having seen the movie first? I'd like to read it too, but am concerned that I'll have Matt Damon speaking all of the lines.
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It is pretty similar , but I wanted to listen to all of them, so I decided I needed a refresher.I guess the irony is that Tom Ripley is supposed to deceive you, so hopefully you'd stop thinking about Matt? ;)
Only 4 stars! And that movie was an abomination. You might want to try the french film Purple Noon, or Highsmith's fave Ripley move "The American Friend." Which is really more about the second Ripley novel, Ripley's Game
