The group of students reminded me of the group of young people from “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro – mostly because of their isolation and group cohesion. On the other hand, there is a strong element of group psychology. On one hand there is focus on the individual characters, how each of them reacts to the events. The book has a complex psychological component. There is no movie after the book (yet) these portraits depict interestingly the main characters of the story Psychology Overall impressionĪ dark and modern “Crime and Punishment” type of story, “The Secret History” will keep you awake at night and will make your heart rush as if you’re part of the Classics group yourself! Apart from the murder mystery, the book touches upon many other topics such as alcohol and drugs, troubled families, suicide, but also status, romantic relationships, beauty, and Ancient Greece. It is a dark mind-blowing story of what happened before and after the murder, with a strong focus on the circumstances and the characters. Years after graduating, he recounts the events that led to the murder of Bunny, another member of the group (this information is disclosed in the first 2 pages, no spoilers). Richard, the most recent member of the group, is the narrator of the whole story. “The Secret History” tells the story of a small group of Classics students at Hampden College, an elitist school in Vermont, USA. The joy of taking pictures of a favourite book – priceless! The Secret History in a nutshell
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