The Secret History - Donna Tartt

The Secret History

By Donna Tartt

  • Release Date: 1992-09-05
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 2,716 Ratings
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Description

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

Reviews

  • The secret history

    2
    By NoBrainerToMe
    Dark, perverse, evil read.

  • Panama

    1
    By F as in terrible
    Too long, too boring.

  • What a ride

    4
    By NishaTanisha
    The book kept keeping me hooked, taking me up and putting me down, but definitely didn’t end where I hoped it would. Super eerie and keeps you on the edge of your seat for a REALLY long time.

  • Gorgeous Precautionary Tale

    4
    By BelleeeeeeeBook
    I find it ironic that EVERYONE romanticizes this book but they just read about Richard doing that and it leading him to see two deaths and people ruining their own lives.

  • Great Characters, unimpressive plot

    3
    By Jimmy Pines
    No one builds a character better than Donna Taart. This story is more about well-developed characters and group dynamics than a pith plot. It’s a fast read for 570 pages. I probably wouldn’t recommend it.

  • Fantastic

    5
    By Auggie's Man
    Beautifully written, incredible characters. I loved this book.

  • Not for me.

    2
    By mhen000
    Just slow and repetitive. It is beautifully written, but so little happens over so many pages. I finally skipped ahead to the end and was done with it.

  • Amazing

    5
    By Winnieandlucy
    One of the best,

  • I love Ms Donna

    4
    By I barely read
    Great book, wish it was a bit shorter but the writing is immaculate.

  • Wonderful

    5
    By Mickeyshereforever
    Captures you more and more as the pages progress. Really makes you think about morality and why people do what they do. You almost don’t even notice how much the storys’ color changes gradually until it hits you in the face and you’re like wtf…how did we get here!? Good read.

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