The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith | Book Review

[@MichaelRomeoTalksBooks]

Great review. Ripley is one of my favorite bad guys. I've never read the rest of the series but I'm told it has some gems in it.

[@charlesbarrowbooks]

So glad you enjoyed this. I read it a couple of months ago and loved it, for all the reasons you said, and the golden afterglow that memories of the film brought to my reading experience. I'm definitely going to give the next book in the series a go soon.

[@anotherbooktubechannel]

@@charlesbarrowbooks Nice!

[@alving4tube]

Nice review. Glad you had a good time. I remember that the amazing European locales were a big part of the appeal of the film to me. I am a big fan of both the movie (which I loved) and the book (which I read because of the movie and also really enjoyed). I picked up a few Ripley sequels, but couldn't really get into them. I might give them another try, but if you do, I hope you enjoy them.

[@anotherbooktubechannel]

@@alving4tube I am curious where Tom goes from here, but I'm in no rush to get the sequels yet

[@novasite7795]

Great book review, Nick! After you read the book, did you check out the movie? I usually do that to see what they kept in and what they changed. My recommendation for a book about con-artists is Jim Thompson's The Grifters. Book (and movie) are amazing!

[@anotherbooktubechannel]

@@novasite7795 I haven't gotten around to rewatching the movie yet. I'll look into The Grifters!