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Die geheime Geschichte, by Donna Tartt

77 reviews

jessfastlane's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Homophobia, Vomit, Blood, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Stalking, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Antisemitism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Incest

nat_pinche's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 The writing is entincingly unreliable and the characters are intricate and complex.
 At each time you read it you end up catching new details and nuances about the events that happend.
 During the reading, the purpuse of the critic against the Academia itself is almost lost as you and the narrator become enchanted with the surroundings of the university, and the eccentric greek club (which the history centers).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Death, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, and Murder

May cause addicition. You will think about it for a long time. Good luck.

hefftbundle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It wasn't at all what I expected, and probably not something I'd revisit. Well-written, to be sure.


It is an excruciatingly slow book, but hard to put down. You want to know how it will end, even when you can guess at some parts. If you can hang on until the second half, it picks up in interest, but it still moves just as slow. Until about the last 50 pages, when it picks you up, spins you around, slaps you for good measure, and then gently sits you down and bids you a pleasant evening. 

It has all the academic atmosphere and intrigue of Dead Poet's Society, and all the self-absorption and drudgery of Catcher in the Rye. If you like Salinger, you'll probably like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Classism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Rape

nicoleme1212's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Blood, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Eating disorder

threadbear's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Drug abuse, Incest, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, and Cursing

storyofmyshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Violence, Self harm, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

bookish_kori's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder, Classism, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, Drug use, Cursing, Blood, Animal death, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Incest, Racism, Grief, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Gun violence

Genuinely just so much alcoholism and cocaine consumption, as well as substance abuse with any number of unprescribed prescription medications mixed with both of the above.

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Incest, Mental illness, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Death, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Murder, Classism, Physical abuse, Blood, Violence, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

Moderate: Eating disorder and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, Vomit, Death of parent, Infidelity, Car accident, Cancer, and Sexual content

_eleanorgreen8_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I'd wanted to read this book for ages and it definitely lived up to the hype. It took quite a while to read, but I think that was good because the book's slow pace meant I could really appreciate every detail. Despite being long, detailed and slow, this book was by no means boring and I found every chapter engaging. The overall story felt more like a deep reflection on the past than a conventional thriller, which I really liked because of the amount of beautiful, meaningful phrases the narrator used when describing events. The atmosphere of the book felt quite meta, and I believed every philosophical idea. However, the ending was not quite as exciting as I'd hoped and I felt that the tone of the story was very much the same throughout, making plot twists less shocking. But overall, this was a timeless, original book that made me feel really smart and intellectual while reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Racism, Incest, and Blood

kers_tin's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Incest, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder, Bullying, Body shaming, and Addiction