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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

loukie's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

tharini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape

demo's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

graceert's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

_stephbroom_'s review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

carlay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

I feel like I’ll be thinking about this one for a while and that is a big reason I gave this 4 stars. I can see why The Secret History is labeled a “modern classic,” because the setting for the story is timeless and there is so much to unpack and analyze. Does that mean I liked it? I don’t know, haha. Going in, I was asking for a cozy November read and it delivered in that way. But there was also a tedious, unsettling element too that makes me hesitant to like this book. I cannot quite describe it. And although the prose in this text has a dreamlike, unique quality, I feel like this book could have been, like, 200 pages shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Antisemitism, Grief, and Car accident

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest

phoebedowling's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hollys_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Rape, and Blood

mochalirious's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Incest and Panic attacks/disorders