Donna Tartt, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her most recent novel, The Goldfinch, established herself as a major talent with The Secret History, which has become a contemporary classic.Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and forever, and they discover how hard it can be to truly live and how easy it is to kill.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The Secret History
By Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her most recent novel, The Goldfinch, established herself as a major talent with The Secret History, which has become a contemporary classic.Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and forever, and they discover how hard it can be to truly live and how easy it is to kill.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Popular Reviews(61)
Reviewed by Lotta Kneuß I have no words left for this book… „Cubitum Eamus“
Reviewed by BellaThat was definitely an adventure. I don't even know how to put this book into words. It's a book that you have to read twice, and God took the second part a tool on me. It's a bit slow, and I've never taken so long to read 10 pages, but it's worth it. I have so many questions. And I think the lack of morality and the diversity of the characters in this book is portrayed so well, especially because we only see them through one perspective where it is clear that it can't be trusted.
Reviewed by AnnaAtmosphäre schlägt Plot bei Donna Tartt The Secret History ist alles andere als ein schneller Thriller. Es startet unglaublich einnehmend mit einem Reverse-Whodunit und faszinierenden Dark-Academia-Vibe – kippt dann aber in ein teilweise etwas zähes Porträt von Schuld, Paranoia und Selbstbetrug. Die meiste Zeit passiert scheinbar wenig. Aber ab Seite 570 fallen die Masken und die Ästhetik zerbricht komplett. Dann nimmt die Geschichte Fahrt auf, die Dramaturgie ändert sich. Fazit: Anstrengend zu lesen, aber absolut faszinierend.
Reviewed by Lisa SWhat a pretentious piece of literature.
Reviewed by selmiLoved the writing style but Camillas character was too stereotypical as "the only female character" imo