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praisethelorde · 3 days
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I love how literally every girl on campus wanted Richard except for the girl he actually wanted (Camilla).
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luciferslilith7 · 2 days
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Down the memory lane
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thebeesareback · 2 days
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I just finished the audio book for Donna Tartt's novel The Secret History, so naturally I had to have a lil scroll to see what everyone thought on Tumblr. To add to the discourse: (spoilers, obviously)
Also trigger warning: incest, abuse, murder, alcoholism
Why is Tumblr so in love with Henry Winter?! He murders the farmer, Bunny, and possibly tries to kill Charles. He's manipulative and may well try to make Richard take the fall (har har) for Bunny's death. In the garden scene, he admits to being a psychopath/sociopath. Oh, and he's unbelievably pretentious
Also, why are there so many cute pictures of the twins hanging out? Their relationship was strained, incestuous, co-dependent, abusive. The whole uwu thing baffles me
Richard has a very obvious foot fetish and nobody is talking about it
The novel is quite funny, and I wish more people picked up on that. Most of the humour comes from Francis - the pinz nez stays ON during sex; no, Bunny's parents weren't very upset when one of their grandchildren ruined Francis' scarf, they were preoccupied by their missing son; and there's a throwaway line where the art students eat sushi with paintbrushes instead of chopsticks. I also liked when the twins panicked after Bunny's murder and decided to start repotting tulips
The farmer is referred to by name twice. Once in a newspaper, once by Bunny. Strange to think that he's the person in the squad who might actually have a conscience. Incidentally, Milo, the golden retriever who finds Bunny's body, has his name mentioned more frequently.
Richard is a smelly, badly dressed misanthrope. As is Henry, and Charles towards the end. Francis, Camilla and Hampden itself provide the (admittedly gorgeous) dark academia aesthetic, but if you want to end that dream, remember how terrible everything would have smelled. I guess the difference between appearance and reality is a pretty big theme
Julian is very creepy, obviously, but I was surprised that he wasn't more involved in the plot. He seems like exactly the sort of person to start a cult. I'd also like to know if he and Henry were in a sexual relationship, because we see them kiss once and then it's never mentioned again
Foreshadowing is done EXCELLENTLY through the book. There were a few characters who were described as ghostly at the start, and I THINK they're the ones who survive. Also, Tartt loves her pathetic fallacy (not phallusy).
Time is very strange. If you bothered to plot out all of the events, I don't think it quite makes sense. Term starts in September, say Richard joins Julian's classes in early October? That means all the picnics, the Sunday walks with Bunny, the trips to Francis' house, all happen over about five weeks, leading to the 12th November when Charles, Henry and Francis kill the farmer. Unreliable narrator, I guess
A lot of things about Richard's character make more sense when you realise the abuse he grew up experiencing and witnessing. Poor Ms Papen. Odd that Richard's parents don't visit him when he's in hospital
Funny that everyone is surprised when the twins' incest comes out. Like, they had an orgy at the start of the baccanal. Call me a prude, but I wouldn't attend an orgy with a family member
I would go for girls' night with Judy Poovey
Also, the book was published in 1992. Does anyone know when Prince Charles and Camila Parker Bowles went public with their relationship? Seems like an unbelievable coincidence otherwise
If anyone has an actual criteria for identifying alcohol abuse/alcoholism, please lmk if any of the main six characters AREN'T alcoholics. I'm pretty sure I got liver cirrhosis and lung cancer just from reading this book
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poeticabomination · 2 days
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Francis: Richard, I'm sad.
Richard: *Holds out arms for a hug* It's going to be okay.
Bunny: Henry, I'm sad.
Henry, nodding: mood.
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le-petite-ivy · 2 days
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Just thinking about the fact that one of my favorite books is about a pretentious friend group of polyamorous Greek students who get high, have an orgy in the woods (dressed in togas btw), see God, kill a man, then decide the only way out is to kill their best friend (he’s an annoying, homophobic blabber mouth) and yk what maybe that’s why I turned out the way I am
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lusterlilit · 24 hours
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If I were Richard Papen I would revisit the country house every now and then, and just VIOLENTLY SOB
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my fern tattoo is for both bunny corcoran and henry winter
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olympip · 3 days
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according to the MBTI database, I have the same MBTI as Princess, the feral stray cat that Charles brings to Francis'. so. yeah. that's. something new.
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charlotlie · 8 months
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bitches be like “this is the best piece of literature i have ever read” and it’s either a book that took them six weeks to finish or a fanfic they read at 3 AM
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lanabanana79 · 7 months
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pagesofjasmine · 7 months
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“It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.”
| The Secret History
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Life is short. Drink another coffee. Read another book. Listen to your favourite song again. Hug your mom. Laugh. Cry. Dance in the rain. Push your friend off a cliff because of a milkshake.
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franzkafkalover · 11 months
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A morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.
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nostalgicacademia · 28 days
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“Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature?”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History
PD: Hi, I'm doing a survey on Aesthetics for my university research, anyone who knows what aesthetics are can answer and I'd be very happy!
Link to the survey
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poeticabomination · 2 days
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Henry: Is something burning?
Bunny: Just my love for you.
Henry: Bunny, the toaster is on fire.
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luciferslilith7 · 2 months
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Imagine being the subject of someone's poetry... Picture credit ~📍pinterest
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