Sir Terry Pratchett's spirit lives on. Beware of cackling too long or too loud when reading this book - lest you start preparing to fit a human sized oSir Terry Pratchett's spirit lives on. Beware of cackling too long or too loud when reading this book - lest you start preparing to fit a human sized oven in your kitchen and redesigning your home to resemble gingerbread..... [image] [image]
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Sir Terry Pratchett's spirit lives on. Beware of cackling too long or too loud when reading this book - lest you start preparing to fit a human sized oven in your kitchen and redesigning your home to resemble gingerbread..... [image] [image]...more
[image] Quite underwhelming. Mr. Ripley didn't feel like his usual sociopathic self, maybe he wasn't as obsessive and hungry as he was in the first boo[image] Quite underwhelming. Mr. Ripley didn't feel like his usual sociopathic self, maybe he wasn't as obsessive and hungry as he was in the first book. There were definitely moments (sudden anger, corpse disposal, cold-blooded, practical thinking in crisis) where we saw him as he is, but mostly he gave off the feeling of leisure, wealth, comfortable life and plenty of free time to do nothing or anything. The novel was mostly boring and the more interesting parts happened well past p.100 . Also the ending? [image] Very sloppy and cliff-hanger-y, but not really, because I'm not falling for it. Well, I mean, I will read the next one, but not because I'm dying to know what happens next. I simply want to get to the end and see what Mr. Ripley makes of his life and how high the mountain of dead bodies gets. [image] ...more
A perfect example of people unable to communicate. It was infuriating reading the exchanges between family members; Willy, the main character, goes frA perfect example of people unable to communicate. It was infuriating reading the exchanges between family members; Willy, the main character, goes from 0 to 100, all the time, he's just utterly unpleasant and I didn't feel a single thing for him and his "wasted" life. Good riddance! 2 stars only because Biff, the son, said some perceptive and self-aware things at the end. Would not recommend. ...more
I loved the relationship between the Padavano sisters, reading about their lives and how much they loved each other through thick and thin. However, tI loved the relationship between the Padavano sisters, reading about their lives and how much they loved each other through thick and thin. However, the ending lacked a bit of oomph to really feel like a nice rounded finish to all the drama they've been through....more
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