Ripley Under Ground, (Paperback)

from amerynth

I couldn't help but be a little bit disappointed by Patricia Highsmith's second book in the Ripliad series. Mainly because I loved "The Talented Mr. Ripley" so much, that there was no where for "Ripley Underground" to go but down. If it weren't due to the comparison between the two books, I would...

from Canadian_Down_Under

I read Ripley Down Under with high expectations after enjoying the first book in the Ripley series so much (The Talented Mr Ripley). I thought that the story in the second book was much weaker and sometimes wandered aimlessly. I think Miss Highsmith wanted to continue the story of the brilliant c...

from KatherineGregg

Tom Ripley reinvents himself but can't quite shake his somewhat shady reputation. The disappearance of Dickie Greenleaf and the murder of Freddie Miles loom in Ripley's not too distant past. Ripley's new in-laws (he now has a beautiful and wealthy French wife) have bought the young couple an esta...

from richardderus

Well, lightning don't strike twice, do it? The Talented Mr. Ripley was simply brilliant, a bolt of heaven-sent inspiration...and this sophomore effort, fifteen years in the making, feels like it's a response to requests for more Ripley, more Ripley, from his fans. It's a fun book to read, don't g...

from ConnieJo

"The Talented Mr. Ripley" is probably one of my favorite novels of all time, so it's not at all surprising that I didn't like the sequel quite as much. It was still quite good though, better than most of the other stuff that I read by far, and also one of the better novels I've read by Highsmith....