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Debbie

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  • The Talented Mr. Ripley | [Patricia Highsmith]
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
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    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Patricia Highsmith
    • Narrated By Kevin Kenerly
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (459)
    Performance
    (387)
    Story
    (393)

    In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal, but he grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante.

    Darwin8u says: "A high-wire, high-risk, high-reward masterpiece"
    "Really?"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    I would not recommend it. The 'protagonist' is a very nasty person. It is hard to be sympathetic with or relate to such a person as Mr Ripley, such a capable liar and self-serving cheat. All through, I wanted him to be found out and brought to an accounting of his terrible actions.


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    The point of this book is that sometimes bad people are rewarded for bad behavior. Life is not always fair.


    Which character – as performed by Kevin Kenerly – was your favorite?

    Hard to have a favorite character. Tom Ripley dominates this book, and he is contemptable.


    Was The Talented Mr. Ripley worth the listening time?

    Yes, as a 20th century classic, it was worth the time investment.


    2 of 4 people found this review helpful

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