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cosyjoy 's review for:
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
dark
emotional
tense
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
Been putting off reading this for a while as I found it a bit daunting but I really enjoyed this. This was atmospheric, dark and very dark academia. It does get quite dark at times so I'd check the trigger warnings possibly before reading.
The writing was beautiful and descriptive but was very slow paced. At times I felt there was a lot of filler in the dialogue which made the story feel slightly disjointed which is why this is not a 5 star read for me but I still really enjoyed it and I can't stop thinking about this book.
The writing was beautiful and descriptive but was very slow paced. At times I felt there was a lot of filler in the dialogue which made the story feel slightly disjointed which is why this is not a 5 star read for me but I still really enjoyed it and I can't stop thinking about this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Incest