A review by kirsten0929
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

3.0

[1955] I liked this book, I think it was clever, and I think that Tom Ripley is a really interesting character. I was not, however, crazy about the ending. I felt that much of what should have been suspenseful was lost because (*spoiler alert*) the author had Tom speculating about every possible way he could be caught, which was a sign to me that those things were now definitely *not* going to happen (plus, I knew that there were Tom Ripley sequels, which I could have lived with and was not the book's fault). I liked that it didn't end with his getting caught, less tidy that way, but to me it would have been more satisfying if at least one other person had figured out the truth. (*end spoiler alert*)