The Secret History

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

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Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil.


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    I feel cheated. So many people think so highly of this book and I didn't feel that at all.

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    It was more character-driven than I thought which left me feeling apathetic towards the storyline as whole. The characters are insufferable, to say the least. But, it is highly compelling and its stellar reputation is totally accounted for.

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