Ripley's Game
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Ripley's Game

by Patricia Highsmith

1974•Crime•282 pages

Taste attributes: crimethrillermysterypsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringtroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seemsself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeExpect a dark, weighty crime novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

Living on his posh French estate with his elegant heiress wife, Tom Ripley, on the cusp of middle age, is no longer the striving comer of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Having accrued considerable wealth through a long career of crime—forgery, extortion, serial murder—Ripley still finds his appetite unquenched and longs to get back in the game.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeThrillerMysteryPsychologicalTroubled leadsSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

CriminalsCriminals in fictionSerial murderersPsychopathsSerial murderers in fictionPsychopaths in fictionFrance in fictionMurder

Details

Author
Patricia Highsmith
Published
1974
Pages
282
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