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Die geheime Geschichte by Donna Tartt

1151 reviews

briochebun's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4 out of 5 ☆’s.

“Love doesn’t conquer everything. And whoever thinks it does is a fool.”

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The Secret History has been on my TBR for quite some time and I am so glad that I finally put some time aside to read it.

While I cannot say that my life was forever altered by this novel (though my feelings on that may change with time) I feel as though giving it anything less than 4 starts would be doing it an immense disservice. Readers of TSH will be able to see the impact that the novel has had on the Dark Academia genre and I think that in and of itself is an incredible feat that speaks to Tartt’s skill.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Murder, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Outing, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, Islamophobia, Medical content, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

maddii_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

ro_lux's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Alcoholism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Outing and Medical content

novaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Incest, Suicide, Alcohol, and Death

earlygrey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I get the hype now. If I'd read this in high school I would have made this book my whole personality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

frankiejavie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

The most beautifully told tragedy I have ever read. Suspenseful and colorfully written. Masterfully, Tartt appeals to her reader’s senses to draw them vividly into her story of identity-seeking, companionship, and conspiracy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Gun violence and Sexual assault

warlockdorian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Antisemitism, Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Addiction

the_tridentarii's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Classism, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Incest

mirasari's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Incest, Drug use, and Murder

emmonsannae's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

WHEW that was a book! It gets off to a slow start, but D.T.’s worldbuilding is so exquisite that you don’t mind it too much. It’s impossible to put down once the action picks up and dominoes start falling. It absolutely owes a lot of its moral conflict to Crime and Punishment—they are both page turners for the same reasons, though The Secret History’s take on that moral conflict is fresh and horrifying. Unlike Crime and Punishment, it leaves ultimate moral judgment to the reader. I appreciated D.T.’s portrayal of the equal parts beauty and horror that we find in the classics, and the dangers of viewing antiquity as the secret burial site of some long-lost goodness which we must strive to recover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Incest