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The Talented Mr. Ripley
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The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith a great American Crime novel it has been adapted for the screen several times.
What they say about it
- Appreciation for Patricia Highsmith5
The best things said about it
Our last one was about The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith that book is the basis for the absolutely killer 1999 film adaptation.
We first meet him in The Talented Mr Ripley and that's another classic heith book.
I think that it helps to have written books that are like The Talented Mr Ripley I loved everything Patricia heith did.
Stephen King The Book Review · Sep 2023 In July we'll be discussing The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith just wanted to have a fun Thriller for the summer as they say.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith that introduces the charming yet sociopathic con artist Tom Ripley. Josh Clark recommended the television adaptation on Stuff You Should Know, praising its aesthetic qualities. David Perell discussed the book and its film adaptation on How I Write, exploring moral themes, whether villains ultimately face justice, and how narratives handle mid-point shifts and escalating stakes. The book was also featured prominently as a book club selection on The Book Review, where Gilbert Cruz and MJ Franklin introduced it as a great American crime novel that has inspired multiple screen adaptations, including a celebrated 1999 film. Sarah Weinman described Highsmith's work as a classic on The Book Review, noting that it marks readers' initial introduction to the character of Tom Ripley. Stephen King also discussed Highsmith's broader literary legacy on the podcast, expressing his deep admiration for everything she wrote. The novel continues to captivate audiences and critics alike, serving as a defining text in the crime fiction genre that explores the dark depths of ambition, identity theft, and moral ambiguity through an unforgettable protagonist.
Every mention
Josh Clark the Tom Ripley story but it is told over eight episodes uh it is in the most gorgeous black and white that… 1
“the Tom Ripley story but it is told over eight episodes uh it is in the most gorgeous black and white that I may have ever seen”
David Perell Like So, I I think there's something immensely appealing for readers it of like that that that is what happ… 2
“Like So, I I think there's something immensely appealing for readers it of like that that that is what happens. Justice is served. That story is phenomenal. The Talented Mr. Ripley. Holy cow. I haven't read the book, but I've watched the movie and it is so good.”
“Yes. Remember the Matt Dam killing in the boat? Ah, I don't I don't know if that's the same, but that's sort of what happens where you have Matt Damon who's jealous and then there's the killing. And basically, my sense is that in the first, let's say onethird of the movie, there's been a story that's been set up”
Gilbert Cruz The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith a great American Crime novel it has been adapted for the screen se… 2
“our last one was about The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith that book is the basis for the absolutely killer 1999 film adaptation”
“The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith a great American Crime novel it has been adapted for the screen several times”
Matthew Hussey You realize that it's they they kind of, you know, it's that in the talented Mr. Ripley, there's that great… 1
“You realize that it's they they kind of, you know, it's that in the talented Mr. Ripley, there's that great line. Oh, that's a great movie. Great movie.”
MJ Franklin in July we'll be discussing The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith just wanted to have a fun Thriller for… 1
“in July we'll be discussing The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia heith just wanted to have a fun Thriller for the summer as they say”
Sarah Weinman we first meet him in The Talented Mr Ripley and that's another classic heith book 1
“we first meet him in The Talented Mr Ripley and that's another classic heith book”
Stephen King I think that it helps to have written books that are like The Talented Mr Ripley I loved everything Patrici… 1
“I think that it helps to have written books that are like The Talented Mr Ripley I loved everything Patricia heith did”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“They are replaced. Talented Mr. Ripley style by their facsimiles, you know, their doubles. Like, literally, because that's comfortable talking to them like this.”
“The author Patricia Highsmith, who's a very interesting person in her own right. She wrote the Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley novels. She was a snail pal, like the snail wrangler in that video that I talked about.”
“she wrote The Strangers on a train and The Talented Mr Ripley novels”
“even like The Talented Mr Ripley stuff I'm like Yeah The Talented kind of yeah”