Secret History

Really enjoyable. One can really sympathise with the main character and his situation. My only gripe is that the Epilogue of the book was not as well-written as the rest of the story, but despite this it still gave closure on the lives of the characters.

One of my favourite books: mystery, intellectual snob college novel, and portrait of the breakdown of human nature.

Literate crime novel which purports to be about regret but is more about the demise of friendship under stress. The young protagonists that murder a friend after the unconvincing accidental killing of a stranger are all in the throes of various psychoses that are not made explicit. The narrator is at the heart of things but feels little remorse for their chrime and seems to regret only the loss of his friends. These characteristics diminish a novel that is richly textured and easy to read, which is an extraordinarily difficult achievement. I enjoyed the read but was left mildly dissatisfied when it was over.

Disturbing but well written, good plot and worth trudging through as the pace can be a little slow at times.

Fabulous book. Rich characters and story.

My very favorite book. For it deals with life itself. (And also because I've studied classical languages aswell.) Philosophical (though a fictive novel).

Rarely read a book so well written and that forced me to think so much...

Jumalat juhlivat öisin

Beautiful book.

Quite good for what it was, but I expected more of it. The epilogue was unnecessary. I thought the dedication to Brett Easton Ellis was a bit odd. I saw elements of "Less than Zero" surrounded by a more mundane thriller/mystery.