3.5
Ripley Under Ground
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"Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing."—Frank Rich
Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In these volumes, we find Ripley ensconced on a French estate with a wealthy wife, a world-class art collection, and a past to hide. In Ripley Under Ground (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld; and in Ripley Under Water (1991), Ripley is confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides "a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior" (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette).Download the free Fable app
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3.5
“Definitely better than the first book. It was very enjoyable! Excited to read the third book of the series.
My favourite quotes:
“I was myself in the rain. And that’s become a rare thing.”
“You see how much good the rain did me, Tom? It did everything but wash away my sins.”
“Heloise, you’re the only woman in the world who has ever made me think of now.”
“I sometimes feel I am already dead. There is curiously enough of me to realize that my identity, my self, has disintegrated and somehow vanished.””
“I wasn’t sure what to expect from this, but I ended up enjoying it far more than the first.
Ripley’s maturity lends a more refined feel to this book, and overall makes him a far more interesting character to read, in my opinion.
The plot has a far more noir feel to it than the first, aided by the gothic-esque settings and darker character themes. As a lover of darker fiction, this was right up my alley; I much preferred it to the romantic aesthetic of the first.”
“Honestly kind of a let down after the first one”
About Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt and The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as numerous short stories.
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