The Talented Mr. Ripley queereads

The selection for April's queereads is The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. You may be thinking, this book isn't gay or queer, why was this one chosen? Patricia Highsmith also penned The Price of Salt, a lesbian classic. But just because she wrote a different gay book, why this one? Tom Ripley, the protagonist, shows us how powerful obsession can become and how far he is willing to go because of it. The obsession begins not only when Tom falls in love with Dickie Greenleaf's lifestyle, but with Dickie himself. Highsmith paints a chilling portrait of Tom Ripley, a sociopathic conman willing to go to any length to get what he wants. We'll be meeting on Wednesday, 4/21/10, at 6:00 PM in the basement. And remember, when you buy the book from us, we'll give you 20% off!