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A review by sleepy_ink
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book had me wondering about a lot of stuff, and the ending caught me quite off guard... There were a lot of small details that stuck with me, one thing I can not get over is the fact that I only realised that Francis was ginger, on like page 400 something... It messed with my image of him quite a bit, but it's fine I guess... :D
It also says a lot that almost every page had something for me to annotate or mark, although most of the time it was just me yelling at the amount that they smoked, expecially Henry, like for the love of god I counted 13 cigarettes during ONE conversation!! Like jesus crist...
Anyhow it was a enjoyable book, and it was definitely the type of book I like reading.
It also says a lot that almost every page had something for me to annotate or mark, although most of the time it was just me yelling at the amount that they smoked, expecially Henry, like for the love of god I counted 13 cigarettes during ONE conversation!! Like jesus crist...
Anyhow it was a enjoyable book, and it was definitely the type of book I like reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Physical abuse, Incest, and Gun violence