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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

lilydeems's review against another edition

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

4.25

emilywlol's review against another edition

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

4.25

teddymoka's review against another edition

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

4.75

sakisreads's review against another edition

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I felt quite bored trying to read it. I think I unfortunately bought into the BookTok hype 😢 But I will read the synopsis because I have seen some spoilers and they seem dramatic. Sorry! 

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dunder_mifflin's review against another edition

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5.0

i don't even know what to say, except that i've barely slept these past few days in order to read it as quickly as possible, and i now have no idea what to do with myself

WHAT A BOOK

sarahhayden's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

sophiapeony's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.0

thearchersbookshelf's review against another edition

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will come back

akookieforyou's review

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1.0

I'm amazed I was able to finish this book at all. I really don't get the love and adoration for this story, it was unbearably boring with terrible and unlikable characters, and a story that goes on for far too long. There were a couple of small sections that were vaguely intriguing: A few pages leading up to Bunny's death (that's not a spoiler btw, you find out that info on page one); right after the death; some little bits towards the end, but they were all drowned out by everything else. There were so many parts of this book that could've been condensed or cut out all together, and it probably would've made the whole experience much more tolerable, or even enjoyable. The only way I was able to suffer through this novel was by listening to the audiobook, otherwise I probably would have given up finishing it.