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The Secret History

2011

Donna Tartt

Catherine McCraw

Catherine McCraw rated 9/10

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A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • 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

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Cédric Bardin
Cédric Bardinrated ★ 5/10
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Christina Prattrated ★ 10/10
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Gemma Zorzanrated ★ 10/10
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Khiara Forant
Khiara Forantrated ★ 9/10
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Catherine McCraw
Catherine McCrawrated ★ 9/10
October 4, 2024

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Clarisse Brissetrated ★ 6/10
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