Discussion of Talented Mr. Ripley

Thank you to all of you who contributed to a lively discussion of Patricia Highsmith's book The Talented Mr. Ripley. 

I always enjoy hearing how others react to and interpret a book or author's style. Tonight was no exception.

Highsmith's ability to put us, the reader, inside the head of a sociopathic murderer not only was chilling but a new experience with the genre of psychological thriller.  She definitely was a trailblazer. As we learned more about the author, it became even more fascinating. As playwright Phyllis Nay says she "tackled messy questions of identity, sexuality, displacement --the themes of great novels"

If anyone reads any of the subsequent Mr. Ripley novels, please post your thoughts here for all of us to learn from.

Interesting list

I just discovered this site:
http://readingforpleisure.blogspot.com/p/list.html

The author identifies those she has read (or abandoned) of 1001 books. The list was compiled by over 100 literary critics worldwide and edited by Peter Boxall, an instructor of English at Sussex University. It has been edited and expanded to 1294.

She states she has read around 100. I did my own count and came up with 108. I am not counting those I have seen the movie adaptations.

Regardless, a fun site for readers.