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The Glass Cell
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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At last back in print, one of Patricia Highsmith's most disturbing works. Rife with overtones of Dostoyevsky, The Glass Cell, first published forty years ago, combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the psychological devastation wrought by the prison system. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easygoing but naive Philip Carter is sentenced to six lonely, drug-ravaged years in prison. Upon his release, Carter is a more suspicious and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death. The Glass Cell's bleak and compelling portrait of daily prison lifeand the consequences for those who live itis, sadly, as relevant today as it was when the book was first published in 1964.
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erzascarletbookgasm
erzascarletbookgasm
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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Yay! My first read for the year. The blurb which says it‘s “rife with overtones of Dostoyevsky,..” had me picking this up. It seems to be partly based on a true story from letters Highsmith exchanged with a prison inmate. A suspenseful, psychologically disturbing story with an unlikeable protagonist I can‘t help having sympathy for, in fact I was rooting for him. The building up of suspense brings an unexpected ending that leaves me unsettled.

erzascarletbookgasm Meet Mochi, whom we adopted a few months ago. She‘s been a great source of comfort and companionship to me 🥰 🐾 2w
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kspenmoll Hi Mochi!!!!😻 2w
Liz_M Aaaw look at that little face 😻 2w
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Cathythoughts Nice review! I‘m stacking. Happy New Year Jessie ♥️ 2w
dabbe #marvelousmochi 🖤🐾🖤 2w
LeahBergen Mochi is so sweet!! This is a Highsmith that I haven‘t read yet. 2w
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eeclayton
eeclayton
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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#ManicMonday #LetterG @CBee

📖 The Glass Cell
✍️ Géza Gárdonyi
🎞️ Gladiator 📺 GLOW
🎤 Guns N' Roses 🤘🤘🤘
🎵 Gimme Something Good by Ryan Adams

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Guns and roses!! 🖤 2y
CBee Thanks for playing!! 2y
jlhammar I almost chose that Ryan Adams song. So good! 2y
eeclayton @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh yeah! I was looking forward to the letter G so I could list them already 😁 2y
eeclayton @jlhammar It's one of my all-time favourites, too ☺️ 2y
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eeclayton
eeclayton
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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#Alphabetgame #LetterG @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

An innocent man is sentenced to prison for a crime he didn't commit. After he serves his time, he returns to his family, but he's a changed man. It's a really heavy story, one of Highsmith's best.

erzascarletbookgasm Oh I have this on my tbr. Good to know. 2y
eeclayton @erzascarletbookgasm I hope you'll like it! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
eeclayton @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☺️ 2y
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andrew61
andrew61
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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#YourBestAmericanGirl #NoFemmeber
I think Patricia Highsmith has to be the best of American writers, Ripley is of course the greatest villain and i loved Carol. Here are my next two PH bks waiting to be read, my gr rating of carol, and the title bk is one i read recently. And don't forget strangers in a train
A prolific writer and when the psychological thriller is being hailed as the new genre it makes you want to shout read Patricia Highsmith

Leftcoastzen She is amazing! Glad to see someone singing her praises! 6y
andrew61 @Leftcoastzen ☺here here. 6y
Billypar Only read two of hers, but enjoyed them both and looking forward to reading more! 6y
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