Donna Tartt. THE SECRET HISTORY. Knopf, Penguin, 1992
629 pages. Much too long. Way too many words. A coming-of-age story of a group of Classics students at a Vermont university getting a bit too involved in their studies. Constant smoking and drinking. Constant peer pressure to comply as the price of admission/acceptance. Plot and character. The final few pages offer a bit more insight as a survivor looks back.
I am glad I read it as this title makes many lists of 100 Best... I will count it as 3 books.
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