Kinda good, has some strong images and scenes that stay with you, but overall underwhelming and even pointless. I think there are like two hundred mentions of someone falling asleep and then waking up in this book. People are constantly waking up and brushing their teeth to give us a tiny bit of plot driving action and fall right back asleep. Also the whole twins/incest/abuse story is quite weird and shocking, and yet it was barely addressed / explained, like wtf? Don't we deserve a back story or a deeper dive into the depth of their psychology at least? Without any backstory it just felt like a superficial little detail thrown in for the drama / for extra classic-greek-style vibes
coolnametho t1_ixj4ii4 wrote
Reply to the secret history by donna tartt by Harvo223
Kinda good, has some strong images and scenes that stay with you, but overall underwhelming and even pointless. I think there are like two hundred mentions of someone falling asleep and then waking up in this book. People are constantly waking up and brushing their teeth to give us a tiny bit of plot driving action and fall right back asleep. Also the whole twins/incest/abuse story is quite weird and shocking, and yet it was barely addressed / explained, like wtf? Don't we deserve a back story or a deeper dive into the depth of their psychology at least? Without any backstory it just felt like a superficial little detail thrown in for the drama / for extra classic-greek-style vibes