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A review by that_hijabi_reader
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
i finished this last night and was debating whether i should burn this book or leave it for others to suffer from
i cant even give this a rating cause i dont know if i love it or hate it
this was the journey of all journeys, i laughed (a little as it was morbid af), looked up hard words and last of all...............CRIED
A LOT
LIKE THOSE LAST 25 PAGES LEFT ME IN SHAMBLES................. SHAMBLES
i loved henry at the start (first half) of the book, but as it wen on, all the characters (especially him) started to become so....horrible. so i hated him by page 604. i somehow knew that he wasnt going to make it as i read a spoiler (not really) which was like "its so sad that henry wont see his roses bloom" so i was like "hes either going to go to jail or get killed" but ohhh how much worse it was. I DIED LIKE LITERALLY DIED reading his suicide, im sorry, but this is a very touchy topic for me and i couldnt handle it
no matter how much i hated these characters, i was reading about them for a week, 600 pgs so i did form a connection even if it was negative so it killed me to read that, noone should have to go that way.......and what made it worse was when he kissed camilla and told her "i love you" then shot himself...in front of her and everyone. and when in the epilogue richard told camilla he loved her and proposed to her and she said "i cant, i love henry"....god that did wonders to my mentality
listen, if you want to read this...........please please please look up trigger warnings
i was very uncomfortable with some things that were mentioned
nvm ill just mention some here:
incest (when i read that i was thinking of not even finishing it cause that's how uncomfortable it made me), suicide, domestic abuse, self harm, homophobia, suicide attempt, murder, alchoholism (lots of it unfortunantly), drug abuse, addiction, death, toxic friendship, blood, racism, gun violence
i honestly dont know whether this is my favourite book of all time or the worst book ive ever read but know if i recommend this to you then youre either my worst enemy and i want you to suffer or i love you a lot and i want you to suffer
i KNOW that i wont stop thinking about this book, its always in there (im talking about the pain btw) at the back of my mind haunting me
im so conflicted cause i have no idea how im feeling ughhh
but what i do know is that this was disatrous, morbid, depressing,and painful so read know youre in for that
i cant even give this a rating cause i dont know if i love it or hate it
this was the journey of all journeys, i laughed (a little as it was morbid af), looked up hard words and last of all...............CRIED
A LOT
LIKE THOSE LAST 25 PAGES LEFT ME IN SHAMBLES................. SHAMBLES
no matter how much i hated these characters, i was reading about them for a week, 600 pgs so i did form a connection even if it was negative so it killed me to read that, noone should have to go that way.......and what made it worse was when he kissed camilla and told her "i love you" then shot himself...in front of her and everyone. and when in the epilogue richard told camilla he loved her and proposed to her and she said "i cant, i love henry"....god that did wonders to my mentality
listen, if you want to read this...........please please please look up trigger warnings
i was very uncomfortable with some things that were mentioned
nvm ill just mention some here:
incest (when i read that i was thinking of not even finishing it cause that's how uncomfortable it made me), suicide, domestic abuse, self harm, homophobia, suicide attempt, murder, alchoholism (lots of it unfortunantly), drug abuse, addiction, death, toxic friendship, blood, racism, gun violence
i honestly dont know whether this is my favourite book of all time or the worst book ive ever read but know if i recommend this to you then youre either my worst enemy and i want you to suffer or i love you a lot and i want you to suffer
i KNOW that i wont stop thinking about this book, its always in there (im talking about the pain btw) at the back of my mind haunting me
im so conflicted cause i have no idea how im feeling ughhh
but what i do know is that this was disatrous, morbid, depressing,and painful so read know youre in for that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Medical content