The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
4/5
Vintage 559 pages September 1, 1992
A group of eccentric classics students at an elite Vermont college become so obsessed with Greek ideals of beauty and perfection that they cross a terrible moral boundary. A reverse murder mystery that reveals the killing on page one, then unravels the why.
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Donna Tartt wrote this when she was basically a baby and it's still one of the most atmospheric novels around. You know who dies from the start, but Tartt makes you turn every page anyway because the HOW and WHY are utterly intoxicating. These pretentious college kids are terrible people and Jim loves every one of them. Four worms for the ultimate dark academia vibes.
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