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The Secret History

A Novel

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 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch.

Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.

“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment.... Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —The New York Times Classics Coming of Age Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Loved this book. The only improvement for me would be to have Richard’s voice narrated in a male voice. The quality of the book gets the reader past this.

Slow, but Worth It!

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I deeply enjoyed this book and was completely pulled in by the story and characters. Tartt has a way of creating the most believable and human characters even in their absurdity. I cannot imagine it narrated by anyone else.

Beautifully written, beautifully narrated

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the constant yearning of the picturesque, the desire to be part of a group, recollection of a better time. all these components form a fantastic story, one of love, fear, and desire 10/10

gorgeous story

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Honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read. Such beautiful story, amazing prose, well-written compelling characters.

Surprised to see other reviews are so low. The narration wasn’t mind blowing by any means, but it was certainly good enough and the fact that the author narrates it is nice. For this reason I felt like the tones of all the dialogue was read the “intended” way.

But seriously this is a must-read story.

Incredible Book

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honestly it takes a few chapters to really get into but when you do it'd really a thought provoking and unexpected journey.

wild ride

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