Ripley Under Ground

Ripley Under Ground | Patricia Highsmith

Set six years after The Talented Mr. Ripley, book two in Highsmith's Ripley series is a tense book as Ripley is now married & involved in an art forgery scheme that is threatening to fall apart. Highsmith is great reading anytime of year, but her Ripley books are especially great summertime reading. This is one of the rare books where I liked the sequel more than the first.
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Cathythoughts Imagine Ripley is married in this one. That sounds interesting 😳 9mo

vivastory @Cathythoughts I think you'd like it! I've been meaning to finish the series. I don't know if you are much of a movie watcher but yesterday I saw a trailer for an upcoming movie with Anne Hathaway & Jessica Chastain & I definitely got Patricia Highsmith vibes It's called Mother's Instinct. Have you seen this trailer @barbarabb @leahbergen (edited) 9mo

Cathythoughts I love movies. I‘ll be watching out for this one. Thankyou Scott 👍🏻❤️ (edited) 9mo

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Cathythoughts I‘m an Anne Hathaway fan. I must look up Jessica Chastain. 9mo

vivastory @Cathythoughts After books, they're my favorite. 9mo

Cathythoughts Yes , me too. Our Bookclub do regular cinema trips. It‘s a great balance .. books /movies 👍🏻 9mo

vivastory @Cathythoughts That sounds like so much fun! Any recent favorites? I noticed that my local independent theatre is showing Amadeus next week. I'm thinking of going. 9mo

Cathythoughts Very good. I think I‘ll watch Amadeus 👍🏻 , I think on Apple. The last good movie we saw was , Dance First , based on the life of Samuel Beckett , it‘s very good 👍🏻 9mo

vivastory @Cathythoughts Dance First wasn't on my radar, but I'm definitely intrigued. Will check it out! 9mo

LeahBergen Thanks, Scott! I‘m off to look it up. 9mo

vivastory @LeahBergen Of course! 9mo

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CogsOfEncouragement

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I listened to the Talented Mr. Ripley in October. When I saw there is a new Netflix series, I decided to listen to the second of the five books before watching. Just because. #readbeforewatching I enjoyed both books. The narrating is really well done too.

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vivastory

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Ripley Under Ground finds Tom Ripley several years after the events of The Talented Mr. Ripley married & living in a large house in a village outside of Paris. Involved in an art forgery scam, along with the knowledge of several other participants, the book opens with an American businessman who suspects that the Derwatt that he purchased is a forgery & is threatening to go public. Things soon escalate in this very plot driven novel with a

vivastory fantastic sense of place. I loved how Highsmith managed to interweave a story of European sensibilities with the eruptions of physical violence. I also felt like I had a better sense of Tom Ripley as a character & how layered he is after reading this, despite the breakneck pace of some of the chapters. Now I just need a Dubonnet & an afternoon nap. 2y

LeahBergen A Dubonnet! Yes! 🤣🤣 I love this series. 2y

Billypar This is the only Ripley novel I've read and I remember liking it, but the only specific thing I remember is a murder scene that has apparently stuck with me 21 years later. 2y

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vivastory @Billypar In the wine cellar? 🍷🍷 2y

Billypar That's the one! I still think about it sometimes when I pick up wine bottles 🤕 2y

vivastory @Billypar It was a powerful scene! For me it had vibes of Cask of Amontillado, in a memorable way. 2y

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This picks up Tom Ripley's story 6 years after The talented Mr Ripley. I adored the 1st book, it was a taut, enigmatic fast-paced thriller. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by her sequel. I found the plot far-fetched, irritating characters and little tension. Shame really as I was really looking forward to it. I will read more of Patricia Highsmith's work, just not Ripley.

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eeclayton I enjoyed all of the 5 Ripley novels, but I agree that none of them is as brilliant as the first. I think it's best to think about them not as sequels but as stand-alones that happen to have the same character. 3y

Librarybelle I do need to read Highsmith - maybe I can get to The Talented Mr Ripley for this challenge! 3y

AllDebooks @eeclayton that's a good point actually. 3y

AllDebooks @Librarybelle it is a very good read, the films good too, cos y'know, Jude Law 😉 3y

Librarybelle Haha! I haven‘t seen the film in years! 3y

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Ripley Under Ground | Patricia Highsmith

1. Every day without fail, it's the only thing that keeps me sane(ish)

2. I listen to a lot of audiobooks when doing other things. I have a lot of free time due to chronic illness. Sometimes it's the only thing I can do during flareups.

3. Non-fiction - nature books
Fiction - gothic novels
If stuck in a reading rut, poetry or short stories, moving on to essays as my concentration mojo comes back 😁

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Eggs #3 good strategy ❣️ 3y

AllDebooks @Eggs it really works too 😁 3y

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A few years have passed since the events of The Talented Mr Ripley and Tom is now living high on the hog in France, and married to the beautiful Heloise ("So, what first attracted you to billionaire's daughter Heloise, Mr Ripley?" one would love to ask), and generally enjoying life. Then an art scam threatens to disturb Tom's peace. A worthy sequel.

Amoon Loved the film, nice to know there‘s a sequel. Will have to read the first book first . Thanks 4y

Minervasbutler @Amoon there are actually 5 in all. Definitely read them in sequence 4y

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