Reviews

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

christinamarie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i found this slow and often difficult to read, but the story was very interesting

ways in which tom ripley is relatable: idolizing europe because he can just eat cheese and do no job
ways in which he's unrelatable:

murdering his friends and acquaintances

clsl's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rebeccabooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

mareliweb1's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very good book! I didn’t realize it was a series so I was initially disappointed with the ending however I imagine it gets resolved more in the next books. 

ghadahkhalid's review against another edition

2.0

Is he really talented or are the people around him just really stupid

pabloandres's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mdarceyhall's review against another edition

3.0

My review is tainted by the fact that I have already seen the movie (so all the juicy stuff wasn't surprising) and I read this on a cramped hot airplane.

bparker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hotsexyandinareadingslump's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

erickibler4's review against another edition

4.0

Young criminal Tom Ripley is engaged to go overseas to Italy and persuade the playboy heir of an American shipbuilding firm to come home. But Ripley, a gifted mimic and a person of animal cunning, is also an unstable sociopath.

What will happen? And if he...makes things happen, will he get away with it?

An entertaining crime/suspense novel, the first in Highsmith's Tom Ripley series.