Deep Water: A Virago Modern Classic | 
pickThis book should be read in a club chair while drinking a Manhattan.
This is my 3rd Highsmith. I can see why people do not like this as much as Ripley, it involves more than one toxic person and leaves you wondering who to root for. I think it is very well crafted, a train wreck that is hard to look away from. PH is one of the best at characters that are spiraling, and this is eerily plausible.
⭐3.75/5
“Is that a threat?“
“Take it the way you like.“
“Are you going to put arsenic in my food?“
“I don't think arsenic could kill you.“
It was a charming evening.
Has anyone seen the 2022 adaptation of this book? I think with the right people it could be wonderful.
pickI loved Mr Ripley years ago, and I‘ve wanted to read more by Patricia Highsmith ever since.
This one reminds me of Ripley in its setting: rich ruthless people living a lazy life and hating each other.
Melinda and Vic are married but she‘s having lovers on the side all the time. It‘s a matter of time until Vic is fed up with the situation.
I wanted to know what happened but it wasn‘t such a rewarding read as Ripley. A light pick.
#WeeklyForecast 08/25
I am reading George for the #ToB25. So far so good. On audio I am listening to The Miniaturist, which is set in my city. That‘s always nice. The tagged will be my next read. I‘ve been wanting to read more Highsmith ever since Mr Ripley.
so-soThe writing is definitely beautiful but I didn't understand why two thirds of the book is used to build the portrait of Vic, a perfectly calculated, close to psychopath character who knows his wife inside out and senses her each and every move and feelings, to just break him at the end. It seems he resisted the pressure for ten years and then he just couldn't anymore...
pickSo creepy. She was such a good writer. But her characters make my skin crawl a bit.
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pickA tale of a twisted and loveless marriage..full of dread and suspense that kept me engaged. The tension slowly builds and the horror is not the murder itself but the chilling mind of the killer. Patricia Highsmith likes to explore the darker side of human nature in her novels and this one has a sociopath who is sinister yet has my sympathies. Thank you for sending this to me, Cathy. I really enjoyed it! @Cathythoughts
Rosé and a classic 1957 suspense novel.
Vic‘s marriage is troubled and his wife is flaunting her affairs. When one of her lovers is found dead, Vic brags that he might be responsible.
I loved this author‘s Ripley series and this one is starting out great!
This lesser known Highsmith is amazing! Full of slow building dramatic tension and the requisite sympathetic bad guy. #nightreads #saturdaynightbooks #oldschool
Some more #BookMail today, coz clearly if there‘s carpet space I don‘t have enough books😋. Bk1 is the #ViragoModernClassics 40th Anniversary Edition of Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith with a foreword by Gillian Flynn. Once again, Thankyou @SavidgeReads for giving me another book obsession!
I love these anniversary virago editions. So pretty! 😍😍😍
pickPatricia Highsmith is the Queen of Suspense. She is a masterful writer who managed to get me to root for the psychopathic killer. This book also has one if the best sex scene that I have read in a long time....between two snails. Excellent book. 🐌❤️🐌😉
#MarchIntoOz Day 20: My FB memory has been exploding with photos of my trip to Maldives, where I have been, two years back to celebrate my 40th birthday. First image that came to mind with the #DeepWater prompt. It took an airplane ride, a taxi, a boat, another cab, and a longer boat ride before we arrived at Mahibadhoo Island where we spent seven glorious days. Totally unforgettable.
pickI'm a huge fan of Patricia Highsmith so was expecting something good but I absolutely loved this chilling, complex portrayal of a disturbed and dangerous man. As with many of her stories the tension builds not so much over what he might do but whether he will get away with it.
Patricia Highsmith for breakfast #thrillersforbreakfast
