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The Secret History

The Secret History

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  • Update Date：2025-09-13
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  • Author：Donna Tartt
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Summary

The original American campus novel。 When Richard Papen joins an elite group of clever misfits at his New England college， it seems he can finally become the person he wants to be。 But the moral boundaries he will cross with his new friends - and the deaths they are responsible for - will change all of their lives forever。 The Secret History recounts the terrible price we pay for mistakes made on the dark journey to adulthood。 - The Secret History （Popular Penguins） By Donna Tartt （Paperback）

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Reviews

Jess ，

this book gets 5 stars。 automatically， no questions asked。 it took me a while to get into my this （greek class ifykyk） i’m not kidding when i say this is my favorite book in the entire world。 i work at a bookstore and recommend this to every customer。 if you’re questioning whether you should read this or not， read it。 especially during fall。 it’s the perfect fall book

mae ，

2。5 she had me in the first half

Kaitlyn Auch ，

Literally what。 It was good at parts but I got so bored for most of the book it was hard to get through。 Also it took like ten years for anything to actually happen？？ Like we were halfway through the book when the plot started。 But whatever vibes are kinda cool if you ignore the MURDER

molka ，

this book changed my life not sure for the best or the worst tho

Briana ，

What did I just read？ Why am I crying over the deranged characters that make up this book？ I’m so confused。 Somebody please explain to me what I should be feeling。 Full review to come， I guess？？？

Richie ，

I liked that the characterization of everyone was largely attributed to their small quirks， or certain details， interactions。 And the incest。

Ella ，

4 sterren ipv 5 van blijkbaar is donna tartt een beetje shady :（

Clare Oswin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was so boring and reading 400+ pages on the plane added a whole other level of being trapped with only Donna Tartt’s overly indulgent prose。 I can’t deny that there were some beautiful lines and some wonderfully tense moments but otherwise it was just line after line of vague descriptions of a bunch of college kids hanging out。 Like 70% of this book involved Richard walking to one of the other kids houses， drinking or going for a drive （or both） and then talking about how wonderful the This book was so boring and reading 400+ pages on the plane added a whole other level of being trapped with only Donna Tartt’s overly indulgent prose。 I can’t deny that there were some beautiful lines and some wonderfully tense moments but otherwise it was just line after line of vague descriptions of a bunch of college kids hanging out。 Like 70% of this book involved Richard walking to one of the other kids houses， drinking or going for a drive （or both） and then talking about how wonderful the other kids were and how they had something that made him want to be like them。 Maybe I’m just crabby but I hate when books are just like “there was something about x character that made everyone want to be their friend/lover” and then procede to give the character no traits that are remotely interesting？？ Don’t just tell me everyone is infatuated with a person show me WHY。 The murder wasn’t even that interesting。 A bunch of drunk and high kids bludgeon a man to death。 Big whoop I have no sympathy for you。 And the conclusion？？ Let me just list what happened to everyone and call it a day。 Ugh。 。。。more

Cece RE ，

not as self-aware as it thinks it is— a comically pretentious and totally unputdownable murder mystery

Liyi ，

[4。5]Una obra de arte dentro del Dark Academia

Katchka ，

Devastating， all-consuming， a world of its own。

Maeve ，

Read this on planes throughout my trip to Europe。 Haven’t read a book this good in so long。 Absolutely obsessed。

Lina Malskies ，

Totally enjoyed it even though it could have easily gotten the same 5 stars with quite a few pages less。 😗What I liked about the characters is that they weren’t necessarily likable with questionable morals。 So when I read people‘s reviews complaining about them not being relatable… that’s kinda a good thing don’t ya think？

Mitchell Cox ，

My new favourite book！ Hands down， I’m literally still in awe what an amazing time I had reading this。 So many beautiful quotes Amazing plotLoveable charactersHeartbreak I want to study greek now…

Charlie ，

Not the most captivating start but once the drama starts it flows so well and you can’t stop reading。 Intriguing and complex albeit largely unlikeable characters which makes it more enjoyable to read。

yasmin ☾ herondale le blanc ❆ ，

no words。 This book blow up my mind

~ Sofía ~ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "At one time I had liked the idea， that the act， at least， had bound us together; we were not ordinary friends， but friends till-death-do-us-part。 This thought had been my only comfort in the aftermath of Bunny's death。 Now it made me sick， knowing there was no way out。 I was stuck with them， with all of them， for good。"La biblia del Dark Academia。 Es medio denso y lento， pero está escrito con mucha sutileza。 La autora sabía exactamente lo que estaba haciendo。 Me encantó el cambio en la forma en "At one time I had liked the idea， that the act， at least， had bound us together; we were not ordinary friends， but friends till-death-do-us-part。 This thought had been my only comfort in the aftermath of Bunny's death。 Now it made me sick， knowing there was no way out。 I was stuck with them， with all of them， for good。"La biblia del Dark Academia。 Es medio denso y lento， pero está escrito con mucha sutileza。 La autora sabía exactamente lo que estaba haciendo。 Me encantó el cambio en la forma en la que Richard percibe a los otros personajes。 Un libro completamente diferente entre el principio y el final。4，5 estrellas 。。。more

Madeleine Smith ，

Major page turner。 The first half （a gripping inverted murder mystery） was so well done and had me completely hooked， but the second half felt more like a bad horror movie where you’re screaming at the characters to NOT GO INTO THE BASEMENT， or in this case lie， commit more crimes， act paranoid， resort to toxic coping strategies， plot more murders， etc。The characters are interesting （not as interesting as they think they are） but truly terrible people。 By the middle， I found them all very unlika Major page turner。 The first half （a gripping inverted murder mystery） was so well done and had me completely hooked， but the second half felt more like a bad horror movie where you’re screaming at the characters to NOT GO INTO THE BASEMENT， or in this case lie， commit more crimes， act paranoid， resort to toxic coping strategies， plot more murders， etc。The characters are interesting （not as interesting as they think they are） but truly terrible people。 By the middle， I found them all very unlikable。 The narrator （Richard） kept claiming these people were all such good friends to him， but I was never convinced。There’s lots of debate on whether the author is celebrating or criticizing this elitist academia vibe。 I think probably both。There are several half baked points of this book that some might chalk up to the author not wanting to give away all the answers， but I felt were just underdeveloped ideas and plot points。 The author was young and might have benefited from a heavier handed editor。Trigger warning: violence， racist + homophobic language， drug use， alcoholism， incest， R word， suicide， murder， and probably plenty more I’m forgetting。 。。。more

Minaa ，

first half of the book？ beautiful amazing breathtaking。 last half of the book？ stupid boring unnecessary and bland。

Liv ，

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Josie Pawlicka ，

3。5 stars。 Man this was a trek

Scarlet ，

I literally finished this in two sittings！ It’s now one of my favourites！ Ps。 My mum also loves it

Bee ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。3 stars|| What a wild ride this was。 I am a bit conflicted on what to overall think of this book and of donna tartt's way of writing。 The characters were written just ok and only Henry had a "deeper" meaning behind his character。 The ending was really good and i did not expect the plot twist。 The overall story and the concept was amazing and also the way Donna Tartt wrote about it。 It would have been a 5/5 story tho if they had left out all of the slurs 🫡 4。3 stars|| What a wild ride this was。 I am a bit conflicted on what to overall think of this book and of donna tartt's way of writing。 The characters were written just ok and only Henry had a "deeper" meaning behind his character。 The ending was really good and i did not expect the plot twist。 The overall story and the concept was amazing and also the way Donna Tartt wrote about it。 It would have been a 5/5 story tho if they had left out all of the slurs 🫡 。。。more

Sara Vincenzotti ，

Richard is gay & talks too much

Laurel ，

A masterpiece！ I savored every word。

jae dubin ，

wtf

fae ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Charles and Camilla giving bareback vibes。 Camilla and Henry， missionary。 I dunno。 Change my mind。 👀

Sage ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is so boring once bunny dies oh my god “book2” was agony。 it was like the author wanted to meet a page quota 😵‍💫

Isaac Park ，

Haunting， yet cozy。 Loved the east coast setting。

Myrah ，

good merciful god

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