A review by luise96
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I don’t know… the first half was incredibly good and I could barely put the book down. After that it got a lot slower. It is written beautifully and the characters are all very interesting (except for the protagonist, who I thought was very dull and I kept forgetting his name). 
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