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A review by katiescho741
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
2.0
This book has been on my "to read" list for years so I was excited to finally get round to reading it.
But, I didn't finish it. The opening is exciting and intriguing and beautifully written. But it just plods along after that.
It's the story of a group of upper class college students who study Ancient Greek. One of them is murdered by the others and the book is the story of how it happened. It's a shame I couldn't finish because I would have liked to have read more about the build up to the murder, but the whole middle section of the book just seems pointless. Maybe it was scene setting or attempts at creating an atmosphere but I just found that I didn't care what these kids were doing.
Another book ticked off my "to read" list but, sadly, not worth the hype.
But, I didn't finish it. The opening is exciting and intriguing and beautifully written. But it just plods along after that.
It's the story of a group of upper class college students who study Ancient Greek. One of them is murdered by the others and the book is the story of how it happened. It's a shame I couldn't finish because I would have liked to have read more about the build up to the murder, but the whole middle section of the book just seems pointless. Maybe it was scene setting or attempts at creating an atmosphere but I just found that I didn't care what these kids were doing.
Another book ticked off my "to read" list but, sadly, not worth the hype.