The Secret HistoryA misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric students of his ancient Greek class. But his new friends have a horrific secret. When blackmail and violence threaten to blow their privileged lives apart, they drag Richard into the nightmare that engulfs them. And soon they enter a terrifying heart of darkness from which they may never return. |
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User Review - nancyjean19 - LibraryThingSimilar to The Goldfinch, the narrator is a morally (and sexually) ambiguous character drawn in by stronger personalities. To the reader, or to me at least, his classmates were so clearly snooty ... Read full review
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User Review - kayanelson - LibraryThingI really liked Part I of this book. Getting to know the characters leading up to the "big event." But the Part II just dragged on and on. I read this book because some people liked it more than The Goldfinch but that slow moving 2nd half makes that questionable for me. Read full review
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| Title | The Secret History Penguin Classics Series Penguin red classic Red classics |
| Author | Donna Tartt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0141023643, 9780141023649 |
| Length | 672 pages |
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