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This Sweet Sickness | Patricia Highsmith

My current read and it‘s very good so far!

Patricia Highsmith is a master at the “self-deluded” creepy stalker character. 😬

willaful If that's your bag, The Collector is about as creepy as it gets...

The Collector

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LeahBergen @willaful Yes! I loved that one. 👍 12mo

Cathythoughts This one is so good 👌🏻 Enjoy! 12mo

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AmyG Ha..yes she is! 12mo

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I remember you really enjoying this one when you read it! 👏 12mo

LeahBergen @AmyG Like Mr. Ripley, for instance. 😆 12mo

Aimeesue Are there snails in this one? High smith really had a thing for snails. 🐌 12mo

LeahBergen @Aimeesue I‘m almost at the end and there aren‘t any snails yet! She sure loved her snails. 😆 I think the last one I read of hers that had snails was Deep Water? 🤔 12mo

Aimeesue @LeahBergen They show up in some of her short stories. Some Not Very Pleasant short stories. Eek. 12mo

LeahBergen @Aimeesue I‘ll keep that in mind as I have a big book of her short stories waiting for me. I always loved the bit about her taking her snails with her in her handbag to parties. 😆 12mo

Aimeesue @LeahBergen The stories were well done - clearly they made an impression! 😂 12mo

Rissreads I LOVED this book! ♥️ 11mo

LeahBergen @Rissreads It was so good! 11mo

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Anna40

This Sweet Sickness | Patricia Highsmith

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David,the protagonist of this novel that almost reads like a psychological case study,is a talented scientist who is obsessed with an ex-girlfriend,Annabelle,now married.He is convinced she loves him too and tries to win her back with gifts,phone calls,letters and visits and ignores her rejections.David chooses a fantasy world and lives a double life that leads to death and his demise.Highsmith dives deep into the mind of her protagonist.Creepy.

Cathythoughts Great review. I loved this one. Must see how many of hers I have left. 👍🏻♥️ 13mo

Anna40 Thanks @Cathythoughts ! I love her writing. Highsmith is brilliant. I‘m reading Talented Mr. Ripley now. Any others you‘ve read and would recommend? 13mo

Cathythoughts I loved these two , but you can‘t go wrong. She‘s all good 👍🏻😁

The Blunderer

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Cathythoughts

Strangers on a Train: A Virago Modern Classic

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Anna40 Great! Thanks @Cathythoughts 13mo

KathyWheeler @Cathythoughts Strangers on a Train is one of my favorite movies. I need to read the book. 13mo

Cathythoughts @KathyWheeler and I need to see the movie 👍🏻😁 13mo

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AllDebooks

Slowly, Slowly in the Wind | Patricia Highsmith

Wishing all my fabulous Littens a happy & healthy New Year.

I hope you have a peaceful end to the year and a great start to 2023.

Debs x

Ruthiella Happy New Year to you! 🍾🥂 1y

CaitZ Happy New Year!🍾 1y

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vivastory

Eleven | Patricia Highsmith

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A ferret sized creature, initially visible to only one of a married couple, randomly appears in The Empty Birdhouse. A brokerage firm employee takes up the unusual hobby of snail-watching with results that have to be read in The Snail-Watcher. A woman finds new employment as a nanny in the thoroughly disquieting The Heroine. A boy finds a turtle in the kitchen, mistakenly thinking it's a present from his tyrannical mother in The Terrapin. As I👇

vivastory mentioned in my previous post, these are dark psychological stories in the vein of the short fiction of Du Maurier & Jackson, perfect for this time of year. The following is my favorite bit of literary history that I have learned this year:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/stan-lee-blind-date (edited) 2y

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vivastory

Eleven | Patricia Highsmith

I started this yesterday and have read half the stories. Very unsettling. Highsmith is great anytime of year, but this collection is esp. an excellent read for this time of year.

AlaMich I‘ve never seen a snail look so menacing! 😅 2y

vivastory @AlaMich So far there have been 2 snail related stories. The first one in particular really got under my skin. 2y

LeahBergen And Patricia Highsmith used to take her pet snails along in her handbag when she went to parties. 😆 2y

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AlaMich @LeahBergen Seriously?? That‘s just…I don‘t even know what that is! 2y

LeahBergen @AlaMich Yep. 😆 2y

vivastory @LeahBergen @AlaMich Now that I didn't know! 🤯 2y

batsy @LeahBergen @AlaMich @vivastory Her snail obsession has stuck in my mind since I read this "Writer and critic Terry Castle describes how she once 'smuggled her cherished pet snails through French customs by hiding six or eight of them under each bosom' " ? https://theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/09/twisted-brilliance-patricia-highsmith-... 2y

AlaMich @batsy oh, yuck!!!🤢 2y

LeahBergen @batsy Yes! I read that, too! 🤣 2y

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eeclayton

The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith

#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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Cathythoughts

This Sweet Sickness. Patricia Highsmith | Patricia Highsmith

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I loved this psychological drama. MC , David Kelsey is seriously stuggling with his grasp on reality. Bizarre, yet written in such a believable way , because it is believable, yet we rarely come upon these characters in real life. Is a deeply traumatised person capable of anything ? Obsession is a real draw for some people. How far they may take it is frightening. Subtle humour too. I‘ll be savouring the P Highsmith‘s books I have left.

Tamra I think I may have only read one of her novels - obviously I need to check out more! 2y

squirrelbrain You‘re loving this author, aren‘t you?! 2y

Cathythoughts @Tamra it‘s fairly crazy stuff .. but I love it 😬. I‘m not a big fan of the who done it. I love the why done its. 2y

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Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain I love her ! Perfect read for me. 2y

Tamra @Cathythoughts ahhhh yes, key distinction! 2y

Bookwomble Mrs Bookwomble has this from the '80s, which I've been meaning to read since then! Your review might be the push I need to get to it this year (maybe 😏). 2y

LeahBergen You‘re making me want to move this up to the top of my TBR pile! 👍 2y

batsy Great review, Cathy. Love a good writer who delves deep into the whydunnit. I really need to be reading more Highsmith! 2y

Cathythoughts @Bookwomble I know the feeling ! R 2y

Cathythoughts @Bookwomble I know the feeling ! Too many good books out there. But , I‘ll give you a push alright 😄.. it‘s very good. 👍🏻 2y

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I‘ll be excited to hear your thoughts whenever you may get there. Nice to see you ♥️ 2y

Cathythoughts @batsy It‘s a good one. Apparently it‘s her early ‘work ‘ for Ridley. I wish I liked the who done it‘s more … but I don‘t … that could change though 🤞🏻 there are so many recommended ones on Litsy. 2y

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Cathythoughts

This Sweet Sickness | Patricia Highsmith

I‘m onto my next Patricia Highsmith. Perfect holiday ( any day ) reading 👌🏻♥️

TrishB Wow 😯 you must be enjoying them! 2y

Cathythoughts @TrishB I really am enjoying 👍🏻😁 2y

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eeclayton

The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith

#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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