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A review by takeahike
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
5.0
4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
This character driven story slowly drew me in. The book starts with the murder of Bunny. After that, it tells the story leading up to his murder and the resulting consequences.
The story is narrated by Richard Papen. Richard leaves his home in California to attend a small college in Vermont. In a short space of time, he becomes involved with a small group of privileged intellectuals. He and the group are students of Classics professor Julian Morrow. Julian is beloved by his students and they hold him in the highest esteem. He leads them in a search for beauty and truth.
"And now," said Julian, when everything was quiet, "I hope we are all ready to leave the phenomenal world and enter into the sublime?"
The group of students: Richard, Edmund "Bunny" Corcoran, twins Charles and Camilla Macaulay, Francis Abernathy and Henry Winter become corrupted in their pursuit of the mysteries of ancient Greece. Their actions step out of the bounds of morality, with one step leading to another.
This character driven story slowly drew me in. The book starts with the murder of Bunny. After that, it tells the story leading up to his murder and the resulting consequences.
The story is narrated by Richard Papen. Richard leaves his home in California to attend a small college in Vermont. In a short space of time, he becomes involved with a small group of privileged intellectuals. He and the group are students of Classics professor Julian Morrow. Julian is beloved by his students and they hold him in the highest esteem. He leads them in a search for beauty and truth.
"And now," said Julian, when everything was quiet, "I hope we are all ready to leave the phenomenal world and enter into the sublime?"
The group of students: Richard, Edmund "Bunny" Corcoran, twins Charles and Camilla Macaulay, Francis Abernathy and Henry Winter become corrupted in their pursuit of the mysteries of ancient Greece. Their actions step out of the bounds of morality, with one step leading to another.