tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post7021664780494237851..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: A Tom Ripley / Ripliad TV Series, and Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley: British First Edition (Cresset Press, 1957)Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-24054062588165724282015-07-04T00:18:44.428-04:002015-07-04T00:18:44.428-04:00I've read: This Sweet Sickness, The Blunderer,...I've read: This Sweet Sickness, The Blunderer, Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. I'm reading the second book in the Ripliad series next. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-48856354433808402392015-07-02T15:23:00.931-04:002015-07-02T15:23:00.931-04:00Certainly. Of the novels I've read – there are...Certainly. Of the novels I've read – there are four I haven't got to yet – I think my favourites are This Sweet Sickness, The Two Faces of January, The Cry of the Owl, The Tremor of Forgery, possibly A Suspension of Mercy and Those Who Walk Away (they've both grown on me since I read them), and definitely all five books in the Ripliad, but especially Ripley's Game, which is not just my favourite Highsmith novel but my favourite novel full stop.<br /><br />Which ones have you read so far?Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-43558584225314844252015-07-02T15:08:51.032-04:002015-07-02T15:08:51.032-04:00I'm a big fan of Patricia Highsmith, too, and ...I'm a big fan of Patricia Highsmith, too, and I've read four of her books already this year. Do you mind sharing your favorites? Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-54525894133570883642015-07-02T13:54:31.196-04:002015-07-02T13:54:31.196-04:00Possibly, but I think Gorey mostly designed jacket...Possibly, but I think Gorey mostly designed jackets and book covers for American editions rather than British ones (I'd quite like to get my hands on the two US editions of P. M. Hubbard novels he did the wrappers for). Still, it's as good a guess as mine! Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-23608020044499789062015-07-02T13:50:24.814-04:002015-07-02T13:50:24.814-04:00How about next week for one of them?How about next week for one of them?Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-10838531511593156862015-07-02T13:49:43.139-04:002015-07-02T13:49:43.139-04:00Haha, what can I say, Ray: I'm a man of modest...Haha, what can I say, Ray: I'm a man of modest means, so a facsimile is all I can afford.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-75747234945241033892015-07-02T12:53:57.715-04:002015-07-02T12:53:57.715-04:00Could the cover art be by Edward Gorey? The lette...Could the cover art be by Edward Gorey? The lettering style on Highsmith's name reminds me a lot of his style. In fact that whole landscape looks like something he might have done. Quite a find.Jorge Busotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-2647280017128001332015-07-01T11:05:51.316-04:002015-07-01T11:05:51.316-04:00You tease. I want to know more about those latter ...You tease. I want to know more about those latter two items RIGHT NOW.Jason Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503504193660789306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-87729266417567687642015-07-01T10:57:55.582-04:002015-07-01T10:57:55.582-04:00Fascimile? You're mellowing, Nick, just like P...Fascimile? You're mellowing, Nick, just like Parker when he hit Gold Medal. ))Ray Garratyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771800826581349483noreply@blogger.com