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A review by abbey_s02
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
3.0
Ripley: « Do I want him or do I want to be him? »
Complicated thoughts. Fantastic read, still so rare to be in the perspective of the ‘antagonist’ and feel uncomfortable in his thoughts, but also egging him on as we see the world through his eyes.
On the other hand, the conflating of queerness and psychopathy/mental illness is really icky and floating in the background. Highsmith was queer herself though
Complicated thoughts. Fantastic read, still so rare to be in the perspective of the ‘antagonist’ and feel uncomfortable in his thoughts, but also egging him on as we see the world through his eyes.
On the other hand, the conflating of queerness and psychopathy/mental illness is really icky and floating in the background. Highsmith was queer herself though