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Donna Tartt - THE SECRET HISTORY
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<P>The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our...
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<P>The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.</p><P>In this brilliant debut novel, Donna Tartt gives us a richly textured and hypnotic story of golden youth corrupted by its own moral arrogance.</p><P>Richard Papen had never been to New England before his nineteenth year. Then he arrived at Hampeden College and quickly became seduced by the sweet, dark rhythms of campus life -- in particular by an elite group of five students, Greek scholars, worldly, self-assured, and at first glance, highly unapproachable.</p><P>Yet as Richard was accepted and drawn into their inner circle, he learned a terrifying secret that bound them to one another ... a secret about an incident in the woods in the dead of night where an ancient rite was brough to brutal life ... and lead to a gruesome death. And that was just the beginning ...</p>
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| Authors | Donna Tartt |
| Fiction Genre | Education • True Crime |
| Fiction Subgenre | Unknown |
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| Kirkus: "The Brat Pack meets the Bacchae in this precious, way-too-long, and utterly unsuspenseful town-and-gown murder tale....Les Nerds du Mal--and about as deep (if not nearly as involving) as a TV movie." | |
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Publisher: Vintage Books (April 01, 2004) Measurements: 8"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 1"(d), 1 lbs. ISBN: 9781400031702 |
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A Compelling Literary Thriller
Pros: A well-written, intriguing literary thriller. Cons: It may be difficult to put this novel down. Intellectual Suspense Novel
Pros: Infuses a familiar theme with new life and mystery Cons: Lengthy descriptions are lovely, but may lose some readers Still thinking about it days later!
Pros: extremely well written, suspense, complicated characters Cons: none Bottom Line: A True Angst Ridden Modern Classic
Pros: fast-paced, well-written, suspenseful, intriguing, thought provoking Cons: anti-climatic Bottom Line: Donna Tartt on the Banality of Murder
Pros: It stands to be read more than ten times. I know, I´ve tried. Cons: The book had to end somewhere... The Best Book I Ever Read
Pros: Well written, great characters, surprises at every turn Cons: Absolutely nothing An absorbing, intelligent and highly readable novel
Pros: Smart, suspenseful, absorbing Cons: None The Secret History - More than a Murder Thriller
Pros: Intense and gripping. Original and complex characters. Philosophically and psychologically important. Cons: Scattered with Latin and Greek idioms. Confusing if you don't speak the language, but tolerable. Bottom Line: |
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