A review by readinggingerbee
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i find it hard to find the right words to describe this book in the rightful way. there is so much unlikable in here that you start liking some of the points, in the right way. to be honest, i can see why so many people might like this book, but for me it felt like the pace was only getting slower and slower (it is already slowpaced after all) yes, some of the characters had backstories (other were very bland, not going to lie), but sometimes it felt like it was only to keep the story going. and to come up with a way to change the plot and bring challenges (well, it is literary fiction after all, what did i expect?) 

maybe the only reason why i kept on reading, was due to the different plottwists. some of them i really did not see coming. suprisingly, it took me about a month to get through all of these pages. it would have been longer if the pace didn't pick up somehwere in the middle...