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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

laytichnaya's review against another edition

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3.0

Чесно кажучи, ця книжка сподобалось б мені набагато більше, якби я не очікувала нічого. Дуже дивні персонажі, взагалі мені не було цікаво за ними спостерігати і головний герой дуже часто бісив. Історія цікава, але персонажі роблять все нудним.

megatron_zz's review against another edition

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

4.75

harry23's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

rose_mac's review against another edition

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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

1.0

benelliot's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

bythunder's review against another edition

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5.0

donna tartt reading pg Wodehouse: this is great but wish there was more cult stuff

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croissantslut's review against another edition

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

5.0

rachlawley's review against another edition

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

5.0

How can a novel about insufferably pretentious, wealthy, white college kids who are just terrible people leave me wishing them well? Once I got fully immersed in the story, I honestly could think of nothing else. I still can’t think about anything but this book. It’s haunting and beautiful and totally worth the time it takes to read it. I hesitated giving it five stars due to its pretentious nature.  However, the fact that I can’t stop thinking about it makes me feel like ultimately I made the right call. 

looking4alexis's review against another edition

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3.0

written beautifully, but not for me i fear

medr363's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0