A review by boxcar
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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

4.5

So much to say. A treatise on morality. Murder weighs less on their consciousness than losing a friend. Intricate relationships between a small cast, betrayal, deceit, obsession and murder. Well written (though I got pissed off by some of the double, triple, quadruple negatives used. Or should I say i was not unperturbed by the lack of not writing double negatives). Lotsa twists and turns that seem out of the blue but make perfect sense in retrospect, even obvious. Perfectly deserving of every bit of popularity and praise. One of those books that any number of essays could be written about.