{"id":8047,"date":"2020-06-01T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T05:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/?p=8047"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:01:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T05:31:01","slug":"review-secret-history-donna-tartt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/review-secret-history-donna-tartt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret History by Donna Tartt : Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em>The Secret History<\/em> by Donna Tartt is worth the hype. I cannot imagine anyone not being under the spell of this book.<\/p>\n<p>Five stars. Period.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/a-close-reading-of-the-chilling-prologue-of-donna-tartts-the-secret-history\/\">A close reading of the chilling prologue of <em>The Secret History<\/em> by Emily Temple<\/a> (<em>Lithub<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readitforward.com\/essay\/why-i-hated-the-secret-history\/\">Why I hated reading <em>The Secret History<\/em> and why talking about it changed by mind by Ilana Masad <\/a>(<em>Read It Forward<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebooksatchel.com\/leila-slimani-adele-lullaby\/\">Reading Leila Slimani \u2014 A sex crazed woman and a killing nanny<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thebooksatchel.com\/the-incendiaries-r-o-kwon\/\">Review : The Incendiaries by R. 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