The Secret History
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The Secret History
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Narrated by:
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Donna Tartt
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By:
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Donna Tartt
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
THE BESTSELLER THAT DEFINED AN AGE
Penguin presents the audio edition of The Secret History, read by the author.
'Everything, somehow, fit together; some sly and benevolent Providence was revealing itself by degrees and I felt myself trembling on the brink of a fabulous discovery, as though any morning it was all going to come together---my future, my past, the whole of my life---and I was going to sit up in bed like a thunderbolt and say oh! oh! oh!'
Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.
©1992 Donna Tartt (P)2010 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"Haunting, compelling, brilliant." (The Times)
"Irresistible and seductive." (Guardian)
"Enthralling... Forceful, cerebral and impeccably controlled." (New York Times)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-02-2024
Riveting story
Wonderful but for an Australian the American accent is a bit grating so would prefer an English voice despite the author being American
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- Eric Vanman
- 27-01-2023
Donna Tartt is the narrator!
A fantastic book and it was even better having the author herself read the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-2018
Narrator was great!
I loved the narrator. I'd give the book an overall 4.7 out of 5. Story was easy to follow and sophisticated.
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- Maureen H Knight
- 12-07-2024
An outstanding expose of an eccentric clique of students.
Donna Tartt voiced each of her characters superbly, very few of whom were likeable, but the intricate plot and brilliant writing style render this unforgettable.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-10-2024
“Wait for me” - Henry
“How could I possibly make [anyone] understand there is divinity in our midst?” - Donna Tart
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- Melinda
- 24-03-2015
Literary baroque
An ornate folly. A story of deluded youth and the mystique of college adventures resonate through life. Wonderful. Exceptional. Lush and detailed narration.
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- Pamela Taverniti
- 08-05-2018
Dreadful narration
The narration of this book was so bad - had a tinny sound and very poor quality - so much so that it was distracting fdrom the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-05-2019
Exquisite
I had read the book years before joining audible and thought it was good; upon listening to this narration it has become my favourite novel. I was shocked to find negative reviews of Donna's narration is (although I am a huge proponent of author narration.) I think it is exquisite.
It allowed me to delve in, almost like a meditative state, to the point that I experienced the prose and characters better than my first reading and it became my absolute favourite piece of writing. I have listened to it again since then and sometimes just go back to a chapter here or there.
This book is not to everyone's taste; it is long, at times meandering, certainly much more character and prose focused than plot, but if you're open to the mindset of Richard Papen and the idealisation of those around him... well I can get lost in it for days.
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- Carrie
- 28-04-2017
Great story terrible narration
Loved the story but found the narration did not do it justice. I would not purchase another story narrated Donna Tartt.
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- Polly
- 10-05-2021
souvlaki privilege
poor Protagonist wants in to elite group, gets in, life shewered, underlying Greek themes.
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