Bored sociopath Tom Ripley draws a dying man into murder, mixing dark humor with chilling psychological games.
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Bored sociopath Tom Ripley draws a dying man into murder, mixing dark humor with chilling psychological games.
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Living on his posh French estate with his elegant heiress wife, Tom Ripley, on the cusp of middle age, is no longer the striving comer of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Having accrued considerable wealth through a long career of crime—forgery, extortion, serial murder—Ripley still finds his appetite unquenched and longs to get back in the game. In Ripley's Game, first published in 1974, Patricia Highsmith's classic chameleon relishes the opportunity to simultaneously repay an insult and help a friend ...
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Sexual content
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Marital intimacy and sexual undertones; some explicit content
Violence & gore
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Graphic murders, gun violence, torture, and gore; visceral killing scenes
Profanity
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Substance use
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Social drinking among characters in everyday settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Queer subtext in Ripley's bonds with men; sexuality left ambiguous
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide depicted; terminal illness and mortality themes central
Abuse & suffering
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Torture, psychological manipulation, and criminal cruelty on-page
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