The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith I’m not sure what to say about this book. It was interesting, but also predictable. I thought it took a while for the story to pick up, and even o… more →
snarkhuntingThe Frumious Bandersnatch wrote 3 weeks ago: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith I’m not sure what to say about this book. It wa … more →
Cathryn wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m fascinated by crime and owe my interest in writing psychological suspense fiction to my fa … more →
stevenhartwriter wrote 4 weeks ago: Patricia Highsmith’s cycle of novels about the affable sociopath Tom Ripley – The Talen … more →
The Frumious Bandersnatch wrote 1 month ago: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith I’ve been meaning to read this book for a long t … more →
ccyager wrote 1 month ago: As I was listening to a Minnesota Orchestra concert broadcast recently, a concert primarily of Ameri … more →
bennythomas wrote 1 month ago: Aka Der Amerikanische Freund It was Mark Twain who wrote Innocents Abroad (1869) after visiting the … more →
demonik wrote 2 months ago: Peter Haining – Beyond The Curtain Of The Dark (Four Square, October, 1966: Nel, 1972) Bruce … more →
jennascherer wrote 2 months ago: From the Boston Herald, May 11, 2009 Double-murder scheme on track in “Train” It’s a shame we … more →
artandliterature wrote 2 months ago: Earlier this week, I mentioned two articles on romantic crime films that I’d written for the c … more →
gryphonschoollrc wrote 2 months ago: This Easter holiday I finally got around to reading a novel that I have been meaning to ever since I … more →
markhstevens wrote 4 months ago: Plausibility is in the details. With Anne Tyler, it seems like the details are always nailed down. A … more →
John wrote 5 months ago: Alfred Hitchcock, 1951 HOOK: Weakness “crisscrossing” with evil. GOSSIP: Strangers on a Train … more →
bibliosaur wrote 5 months ago: “but you have to make allowances for people’s perversities, things that don’t make … more →
Ben wrote 6 months ago: Ripley’s Game (1974) Patricia Highsmith Vintage, 256pp Tom Ripley, anti-hero of numerous Patricia … more →
John wrote 7 months ago: Brad Anderson, writer/director, 2008 HOOK: Edgy Hitchcock-like paranoia Unlimited. STORY: “Se … more →
filmbunnies wrote 10 months ago: by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Alfred Hitchcock was shrewd when it came to gobbling up filmable book p … more →
Trilby wrote 10 months ago: America tends to be quite good at cornering the market in whatever pursuit takes the national fancy. … more →
rhapsodysinger wrote 11 months ago: Tom watched Dickie help Marge into the boat. The white sail began to climb. Behind them, to the lef … more →
Mike wrote 1 year ago: It’s always nice when people do what I say… A less megalomanical way of saying that mig … more →