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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

troubledsnake's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I was a little nervous reading this book as I had heard a LOT of mixed reviews. But I absolutely loved it. I think the second part of the book is just as interesting (if not more interesting) than the first part. Overall, a great read and I am glad I finally got around to it :)

mainereading's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed The Secret History. It was a cozy, yet chaotic page Turner. I wasn't really pleased with the ending, but overall I really enjoyed it, and think it's the perfect read for fall.

morganlynn12's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

blees_n_books2's review against another edition

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

3.75

Il était bien pas toujours agréable à lire vu le caractère des persinnges , mais c'était le but donc très  bien réussi. Il aurait cependant pût être plus court certains chapitres semblaient interminable. 
Une chose à dire " la curiosité est un vilain défaut ".

juumg's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective 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

5.0

little_bliss's review against another edition

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

3.0

michaeldonald's review against another edition

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5.0

So cosy and so comfortable!!! I felt like I was drinking hot chocolate and in a warm blanket the whole time I was reading it. I am completely obsessed with how insanely human these characters are it’s creepy.

aproposofnathan's review against another edition

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

5.0

laura_christina97's review against another edition

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

4.0

reangelic's review against another edition

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3.0

Let me tell you, the first 300 pages of this book were UNBEARABLE. It was extremely slow paced, filled with flashbacks and lengthy descriptions of places, and its language was hard to grasp at first. I was genuinely forcing myself through it and was on the verge of dropping it until I decided I’ll take a break at page 300… but I didn’t end up doing that. After half of the book, things started getting heated and I found myself on the edge anticipating for more. I felt curious to see how the characters will cover up for themselves, what are they gonna do next, what have they done, where some certain characters are, etc.. I felt the creepy vibes and what Richard was feeling in certain circumstances. also, after going on Tiktok too see related video about the book after I finished it, I realized I might have interpreted some certain things differently from people. I just followed along with the perspective of the narrator, however I found several speculations about what Henry whispered to Camilla, and what was going on between Henry and the professor. I was definitely thinking about such things but seeing other people’s thoughts about them was interesting. Definitely a good book, I would have loved it more if I was a historical literature person or if it had a shorter writing way.