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The Secret History

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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Published Apr 13, 2004

576 pages

Average rating: 7.22

570 RATINGS

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Jul 22, 2025
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bycourtneybellush
Jul 03, 2025
10/10 stars
Hands down the best book I’ve ever read.
Anne-Marie Eberhardt
Jul 02, 2025
10/10 stars
Amazing!
Zach23Weiss
Jun 24, 2025
4/10 stars
No words… not sure what I just read. Also I kind of hated every character?????
tayloractuallyreads
May 02, 2025
8/10 stars
i liked it. the vibes i wanted were definitely there. i listened to the audio while reading along. i highlyyy suggest listening to the audio bc i would have lost interest without it.

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