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dsalazar's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Exactly like the show minus Caravaggio stuff. Well-written, not overly descriptive but just enough to set the scene, and the way his conflicting thoughts over his sexuality were written was well done. Enjoyed and would recommend for a quick read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Murder, and Death
logopolis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Homophobia
midsummerbri's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Homophobia
abijoupansy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Homophobia
Minor: Classism
syaluo's review against another edition
tense
medium-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
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Murder
niliii's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
3.0 for tense/atmospheric writing style, 2.5 for actual enjoyment of the book, hated all the characters and the storyline
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abandonment
elisabeth_with_an_ess's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
ashlynregan's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Meh. Where was the DRAMA? Where was the INTRIGUE? For a story about a murderous sociopath I was quite bored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Death, Homophobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship
macfromdownunder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a glorious grifter Tom Ripley is. This was sharp, witty, dark and at times very tense even though I knew the story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, and Violence
eyesofcrows's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was a fun book. Just loads of fun. Ripley’s journey of being a conman and a bit of a psychopath was something to witness. His relationship with Dickie was also odd, and I had the thought of “he either wants to with Dickie or be him” to which I received the answer to. A little bit of both. It’s clear he wanted to travel the world with Dickie but also he liked pretending to be him
While I wish there were more hiccups in the story to drive up the drama, I think the present paranoia of Ripley and all the dangers he faced were pretty good. His thought patterns were certainly something I enjoyed about the book, especially with how vivid his imagination is. The traveling was nice too. It’s actually a little disturbing how far he goes to live the life he wants. Nothing gets in his way and he’s completely willing to kill people, but also he manages to convince himself that he’s not a murderer until he needs to murder again. Man he is crazy. Absolutely adore it.
While I wish there were more hiccups in the story to drive up the drama, I think the present paranoia of Ripley and all the dangers he faced were pretty good. His thought patterns were certainly something I enjoyed about the book, especially with how vivid his imagination is. The traveling was nice too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia