A review by finding_novel_land
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Very slow and hard to get into, but there’s no denying this is very accomplished novel. 

Very dark. Full of tropes around college students drinking and taking drugs excessively. A depressive air to the whole thing. All of which are not to my personal taste.

Not at all what I expected.