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Anna Morris 🎩🍿
@klusya
During my 2 week vacation I've finished two books: - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, kindly recommended by @karmentruong. I enjoyed the insights into how the publishing world works most, but found the ending anticlimactic 😔 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. After the Ripley series I binged the other screen adaptations, so naturally was curious to see which one was closest to the original novel (it's Ripley). Turns out the novel is a beautiful work of writing in itself, left me feeling like I've travelled around Italy 😌 And it's one of the best ventures into the mind of a narcissist I've ever read. Only today did I realise these two books actually have the same premise - both are about a self-invovled, opportunist imposter, who adopts a dead friend's persona. Now I'm curious, what other books do they share this theme with?
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Karmen
@karmentruong
Hahah, the ending did lose me a bit too, felt a bit too melodramatic. Super interested in reading The Talented Mr Ripley though! Love a book that’s immersive enough to transport you to another place!
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Julia Drozdik
@happy-drozdik
oh, I need to read about Ripley) the new series about him is insanely good
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Dragaan
@dragaan
Always enjoy new, random, little books recs. Thanks!
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