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I am not a huge Thriller-fan, but I certainly enjoyed this one because it focused on the perspective of the perpetrator, and not - like so many other thrillers - on the investigators' perspective. Nevertheless, I hated the fact that it was a third-person narrative, instead of first-person... And it unfortunately did not meet my expectations in regard to psychological study of the main character ... I just wished it would have been darker and dig deeper into the madness and psychopathy, than it did. But, the bits and pieces, that expressed Ripley's mental state were subtle (which I am a huge fan of) and very well written... I just wanted more of it - and expected the mental state to be more in the focus of the story than it turned out.

ribitin's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

3.0

crescent_han's review against another edition

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3.0

It took two attempts to read this book. I found it quite slow to get into and it helped after I had watched the film. However the film and the book are quite different (I think I prefer how things played out in the film). I felt like the pacing was a bit all over the place. We could have spent more time with Dickie (which the film fleshes out a bit more).

Runs out of steam at the end. I think the film ending is better and more haunting, you get the feeling that he is being closed in on finally

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Tom is a really interesting and complicated character. Loved the different locations.

_atlas_'s review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

eyesofcrows's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a fun book. Just loads of fun. Ripley’s journey of being a conman and a bit of a psychopath was something to witness. His relationship with Dickie was also odd, and I had the thought of “he either wants to with Dickie or be him” to which I received the answer to.

A little bit of both. It’s clear he wanted to travel the world with Dickie but also he liked pretending to be him

While I wish there were more hiccups in the story to drive up the drama, I think the present paranoia of Ripley and all the dangers he faced were pretty good. His thought patterns were certainly something I enjoyed about the book, especially with how vivid his imagination is. The traveling was nice too.

It’s actually a little disturbing how far he goes to live the life he wants. Nothing gets in his way and he’s completely willing to kill people, but also he manages to convince himself that he’s not a murderer until he needs to murder again. Man he is crazy. Absolutely adore it.

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almeeraizel's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Si alguna vez Italia se queda sin turistas, la secretaria de turismo podría promover este libro por todas partes. Yo también quiero vivir allá en mis 20s, sin nada de responsabilidades, y que mi único problema sea no tener refri.

solveiiig's review against another edition

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dark funny tense

3.0

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