It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The first stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's famous crime novel Tom Ripley is a criminal with an ambiguous past. He is sent to Italy by a wealthy financier to try and coax home the rich man's son. In the process Ripley becomes both attracted and seduced, finding the murder the only way to deal with the situation. From that point Ripley tries to cover up his crime. Patricia Highsmith's beguiling tale of morality and amorality is given a dramatic rendering by contemporary dramatist Phyllis Nagy, who knew Highsmith in her later years in Paris. "Each play I see by Phyllis Nagy confirms me...
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.
This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read The Talented Mr Ripley aloud.
The Talented Mr Ripley is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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