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The Secret History
A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch. One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality. "A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled." --The New York Times
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what a fantastic story. i have owned this book since i was about 14, but im glad i waited until now to read it . i feel like i wouldnt have understood it as well when i was younger . but wow, so many references and what a great story . i would give this 5 stars , but i feel like it was dragged out more than necessary . certain parts was given so much detail that i found it a struggle to power through and read- but im still glad i read it . it really will never leave my mind and i think it is a wonderfully written piece of literature
DNF—- slowest most painful read of my life. Every page was a a mix of one compelling sentence and 500 meaningless, poor word choices.
1/5 stars, It was just so long and boring. There were moments that I would get invested in the story but then I would get lost again in the monotony of the characters' lives. No likeable characters either.
I wish I could have loved it. But I didn't. I didn't like Any of the characters. I only made it halfway through. I've heard that it gets better, but honestly? I'm getting older and there are so many books out there that I can not waste the brain space. Maybe it's a younger person book, but definitely was not for me
this book is honestly probably one of my new favorites. i've only read it once, and i'm planning on reading it again. there's so many things that i didn't pick up on and so many connections that i'm sure i'll make when i read this book again. i loved the character development, i think donna tartt wrote them very beautifully and was able to really manipulate my feelings and perspectives on each of the characters. there were times where i loved specific characters, and literally a page and a half later i despised them. it's definitely a slow burn, and the first half seemed slow but was crucial in developing the plot and characters. after the halfway point was when i could not put this book down. it was so so so good and i recommend this book to literally anyone and everyone.
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