A review by bzzzzzz
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

Generally enjoyed this. There's just about every content warning you could imagine, but they weren't being painted as healthy or good things. It was dark, but not in a way that made me feel slimy. I think it's meant to be chilling, though. The writing was magnetic. Good sentence structure and word choices. Lots of dialogue, but not in an intolerably slow way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Addiction, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Murder