Book guide
The Secret History
At an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor draws a group of misfit students into a seductive world where intellect, beauty, and morality collide.
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryUnreliable narratorLiteraryBetrayalLiteraryHidden identityLiteraryIdentity crisisLiterarySocial commentaryMysteryUnreliable narratorMysteryBetrayalMysteryHidden identityMysterySecret pastPsychological ThrillerMorally greyPsychological ThrillerUnreliable narratorPsychological ThrillerBetrayalPsychological ThrillerHidden identityPsychological ThrillerMind gamesPsychological ThrillerObsessionPsychological ThrillerSecret pastPsychological ThrillerIdentity crisisCrimeMorally greyCrimeUnreliable narratorCrimeBetrayalCrimeHidden identity
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About The Secret History
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and for ever.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- murder
- suicide
- suicidal ideation
- drug abuse
- alcohol abuse
- sexual assault
- incest
- homophobia
- racism
- slurs
- animal death
- poisoning
