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The Secret History – except the secret’s not quite worth the effort

January 23, 2014 by Jen K 2 Comments

the-secret-historyI’ve heard about this novel quite a few times, and have had it on my “I should get around to that” list for a while but somehow, while I knew the novel existed, my idea of what it was about was completely off. Maybe it was the title but I think I was expecting something along the lines of secret societies meet National Treasure and that the characters would use old literature and culture to discover some deep conspiracy and secret – but in a very literary and thought provoking way rather than pure popcorn fiction. I would have rather read that book than the one I read.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Donna Tartt

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  1. Malin says

    January 24, 2014 at 11:20 am

    OK, you’re already done with a quarter Cannonball. I kind of hate you, just a little bit. But in a friendly way. Because it’s unnatural how fast you read and I’m dead jealous.

    Oh, and congratulations on being the first to complete a quarter Cannonball!

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    • Jen K says

      January 24, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Thanks, but vangie who is doing the Star Trek novels beat me to it. Also, I’ve met my defeat, and his name is Hobbes. I can’t believe how long it’s taking me to make any progress in that book, and every time I look at my syllabus I start feeling anxious :/ … I swear every single weekend I actually had plans in the next three months is also the due date of a big assignment.

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