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A review by amerynth
The Boy Who Followed Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
3.0
This is the fourth book in Patricia Highsmith's Ripliad and it's a bit of a turn from the first ones. This time the story mostly follows arch-criminal Tom has he assists a young man who flatters him and is in a whole lot of trouble himself.
The book felt a little rough -- and it doesn't entirely fit in with the other books -- I could never figure out quite why Tom became so absorbed in Billy's blight -- it seemed quite un-Tom-like. The novel moved along easily enough and and was interesting overall, but I'm not sure how it really fit into Tom's progression as a character.
The book felt a little rough -- and it doesn't entirely fit in with the other books -- I could never figure out quite why Tom became so absorbed in Billy's blight -- it seemed quite un-Tom-like. The novel moved along easily enough and and was interesting overall, but I'm not sure how it really fit into Tom's progression as a character.