Patricia biography

He mistakenly accepts Eleza's close friend of his son Dick, who has long left for Europe, and gives a new acquaintance to the entrusted to fly to his offspring and convince him to return home. Naturally, pays all expenses ... So this story begins. Reading the book, I did not leave me all the time that the author of all his heroes, except Tom Ripley, portrayed round fools.

How could Greenlif Sr. so blindly trust an unfamiliar person, give him money? After all, he was not even one hundred percent sure that Tom is really a close friend of Dicky well, and then the events spun in full. After all, it was never a fool. In addition, he was so captivated by a well -fed, rich and complete entertainment life that Dicky led that he began to dream of taking the place of his newly -made friend.

And he, as the most intelligent hero of this story, of course, managed to realize the conceived into reality ... At first I was waiting for the criminal to expose, but as they developed, the stupidity of the characters only aggravated, so in the end my sympathies went over to the side of evil. I could not understand: how the guards of the law can be so ...

I don’t even know what to call ... Twice personally talking with the same person who seems to them different names ... And they do not blow in his mustache. Well, right then! And the loved ones Dicky ... So, the son and friend disappeared for an indefinite time, he does not want to meet with anyone personally, but they don’t care! They believe the word incomprehensible from where the young man who came from, who should be under suspicion.

No, in this case, Tom Ripley is actually smarter than all of them, and quite deserved everything that he has ... the only one. What can interfere with a poor boy who turned the will into a cold -blooded criminal, to enjoy life, this is ... his own conscience. Unless, of course, Tom knows what it is ... And yet, despite the fact that readers know very well that Tom Ripley is essentially a terrible person, they sympathize with him.

I read a lot of reviews on the Internet and realized that I was not alone. But why ... Why does a fraudster and killer seem so attractive to us? It is worth it to stumble - and we are already worried - at least get out! But in theory, they should crave justice, so that, if not the law, fate punishes the hero for perfect acts. Perhaps ... just in each of us sits a little Mr.

Ripley, who is only waiting for the opportunity to use the situation. And the excuse is always ready, since childhood, justifying for misconduct, we often say: "This is not me, this is all of them." They say there are other stories about the adventures of Tom Ripley. I would read ... Read more Eugenia on the book: the talented Mr. Ripley is a magnificent work, and his film adaptation is no worse, not counting some differences.

This is a psychological detective, there are no banal and already bored killers and their victims, there is only Mr. Ripley, a very talented Mr. Ripley. This character cannot be applied unequivocally, he is the dark side of the soul of every person, living his instincts. This book is worth the time spent, and thanks to Judah Lowe, who inspired reading. Read more.