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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

azulaswhore25's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, and Suicide

readwithelle's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Incest, Violence, and Vomit

zeegy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I went into this a little suspicious all I've seen of this book were aesthetic shots completing that dark academia mood board. I thought it would just be elitist jerking off other elitist, but it's so much more. The writing gripped me the moment I started the book and had me hooked and rooting for these characters that frankly never do anything right. I go into book ratings with how much I want to reread a book, how much I'm willing to put myself through that emotional rollercoaster again and with this I found myself jumping back pages to reread things in excitement of knowing more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

briana_by's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I didn't hate this book but I certainly did not love it. The characters were down right hateable and their actions were not justifiable. I personally love morally grey characters but they have to be driven by more than just selfish greed. The back is also misleading, it wasn't their professor that drove them to evil but themselves. Anyway, I would suggest to anyone wanting to read this book just skip it and read ”if we were villains” instead its a similar premise but has a much better execution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

duni's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

my heart and soul belong to this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, and Antisemitism

gcalvin533's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

tinylittlerat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

one of my favorite books, characters are unlikable but in a likable way, ending was so unexpected but perfect, i think a lot of people miss the point of this book - it’s a critique of white new england college kids and how they can be so oblivious to actual world issues. this book is over 500 pages and i finished it faster than I've ever finished a book before, the writing draws you in and leaves you in suspense.  the book was written in the nineties so there are some problematic parts - n word, predatory characters, characters not being able to consent to activities, but overall it was pretty good. i think this book gave me a superiority complex but honestly it’s worth it, i don’t think i’ll read a book as good as The Secret History for a while.

also did not expect the incest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Rape, and Blood

audreymoorehead's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, and Classism

Minor: Rape

steviaplath's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail