A review by bzzzzzz
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Generally enjoyed this. There's just about every content warning you could imagine, but they weren't being painted as healthy or good things. It was dark, but not in a way that made me feel slimy. I think it's meant to be chilling, though. The writing was magnetic. Good sentence structure and word choices. Lots of dialogue, but not in an intolerably slow way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail