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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

602 reviews

l4lr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jodi_xo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Loved this book, held my attention from the start and I couldn’t put it down. It’s more of a medium pace book and takes a while to get into the good stuff but it’s so well written. Definitely a book worth reading especially if you love dark academia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming and Abandonment

izzybell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry

jordancole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

juliaz's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

snowypineapples's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

I really struggled to write something about this book. But it's a book that I think about regularly and is really impactful. It critiques the pretentious atmospheres that isolates those inside from the reality of everyone else. If you want something reflective and emotional, this book is for you. 
It fits the dark academia aesthetic/genre so if that's what you're looking for this book is for you. But with that said it's not a book thats just "aesthetic" there's a meaning a critique of those who isolate themselves and view themselves as more intelligent than others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

li_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

christinereichard's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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 zipped through the first half of The Secret History. I found Donna Tartt's writing quite skilled at building realistic scenes, insignificant yet charming details in each moment. I'd read her work again. I owe my enjoyment of the novel to her writing & storytelling 100%.
The last quarter of the book did a bit of a nosedive -- I didn't have any trouble finishing it, but the characters' problems seemed unrelated to the rest of the story. The only takeaway from the final quarter was that I hated all of them except maybe Richard himself (though he's on thin ice). The

incest

was the final straw. By the end, I was so repulsed by their attitude & actions that I forgot how much I loved the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Blood, and Death of parent

rachelbug's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Self harm, and Suicide

brianareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, and Murder