I chose "The Talented Mr. Ripley" for my first reading. It was written by Patricia Highsmith. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, was made into a movie by Alfred Hitchcock. And this one, The Talented Mr. Ripley, won a prize from the Mystery Writers of America and was also made into a movie.
The reason why I chose this book is that I had watched the same-named movie long long time ago. It was played by Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow. That cast is really amazing. But actually I only recognized Matt Damon when I saw the movie then. Although I don't remember the details about this movie, it is just exactly what I need. I can use this chance to feel the story's thrill and charm again.
The novel I borrowed from the library is the retold version. This version used about 2300 vocabularies. Despite not using so many words, I still read one page for 3 minutes on average. This is really different from the time I spend on Chinese books. I think it needs to be improved. I didn't read the novel everyday, so the progress was pretty slow. I have only read the half of this book. I would try harder. I hope I could indulge in English reading this semester!
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