The Secret History

The Secret History

1992 • 578 pages

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of course richards favorite book is the great gatsby

March 23, 2023

Contains spoilers

December 14, 2024

Made me nostalgic about the things I've never experienced.

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Oof. This book echoes so completely a Greek tragedy that I can say I haven't been quite so emotionally wrecked since Antigone. It's so lovely and so despairing that I really cannot decide whether or not it'll make it to my favorites shelf.

January 29, 2014

Beautifully written. Composed, precise writing guides the story, which is suspenseful. Even though I grew to dislike (a lot) the characters, I couldn't wait to see how the story ended.

May 29, 2020

Vete a la verga 

February 27, 2024

Very not for me.

May 1, 2023
March 6, 2024

A good book, but, for me, overly descriptive and meandering enough that reading it sometimes felt like a chore.

November 7, 2013