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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Secret History for thespians. I really enjoyed this twisted tale- how academia and the arts can be so intense and passionate that lines get blurred.
I really got into this and loved the vibes and setting but the ending felt anticlimactic to me and some of the characters are too underdeveloped. (Fillippia especially!) — the lakes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What if a group of performing arts college students took theatre way too seriously?
Did not vibe with this. It’s so slow (why was “act three” 18 chapters long my god) and we just meander through their lives until the end. Like hardly anything happens. Also a theatre program that only performs Shakespeare is a red flag.And we never get an explanation for why the school decided to do King Lear after refusing for so long. Also the comment about not doing it bc a fresh-faced 20-something being cast as Lear in what is a college production being so ~unimaginably ridiculous~ was just fucking dumb. High schoolers put on Lear for Christ sake, the audience can use their imagination
The first two Acts were alright. We know that someone dies, so we’re watching for it as we get to know the characters and their tensions.Then Richard decides to just absolutely lose it over not getting the part he wanted in a gimmick half-production of a few scenes from Macbeth. What?? He’s clearly been not the greatest guy but he was their friend and seemingly hadn’t been violent until this Macbeth-induced psychotic break, and it’s never really addressed
Then after the death it feels like something should happen. Like they should investigate or be investigated. Something to have this qualify for the “mystery” and “thriller” tags. But they just continue with their lives pretentiously quoting Shakespeare in every conversation as they all hurtle toward psychotic breaks of their own until we’re eventually just told what actually happened that fateful night
The way they lied drove me crazy too. Like yeah, lie that he was already dead when you found him. But lying that everything was fine with Richard when there were witnesses outside of the fourth-years who saw Richard being ridiculous? Gwendolyn was there when he made her bleed, Colin knew something was up. Why lie about that it makes it even more suspicious. And Oliver not telling his family that his classmate died, like that’s so suspicious and weird!!! Bro!!
Even the love triangle wasn’t that interesting because the book kind of just skates over the top of it until the very end. And speaking of the ending,what the fuck was that? I’m assuming he’s going to up and ditch Meredith again, poor girl. But like huh?? Not satisfying at all
Did not vibe with this. It’s so slow (why was “act three” 18 chapters long my god) and we just meander through their lives until the end. Like hardly anything happens. Also a theatre program that only performs Shakespeare is a red flag.
The first two Acts were alright. We know that someone dies, so we’re watching for it as we get to know the characters and their tensions.
Then after the death it feels like something should happen. Like they should investigate or be investigated. Something to have this qualify for the “mystery” and “thriller” tags. But they just continue with their lives pretentiously quoting Shakespeare in every conversation as they all hurtle toward psychotic breaks of their own until we’re eventually just told what actually happened that fateful night
Even the love triangle wasn’t that interesting because the book kind of just skates over the top of it until the very end. And speaking of the ending,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Drug abuse
Minor: Homophobia
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
just started sobbing oh my god the things this book has done to me. i was so invested in the characters. the downfall had me in a pit full of tears. i will never be the same
3.5, really. Lazy ending and poor fleshing out of characters, but well written and cohesive use of the Shakespeare snippets. Very compelling, would recommend to people seeking “page-turners”. Leaves many questions unanswered, which I like.