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Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and forever, and they discover how hard it can be to truly live and how easy it is to kill.]]> 8719 3.83 17539 2377 1992 5 35 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sun Feb 24 10:57:08 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 16 20:06:27 -0700 2009 The Secret History roughly sums up the mood of the book. In it, the narrator, Richard Papen, says that he thinks his fatal flaw is 'a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs'. If you can relate to these words, chances are you'll love The Secret History. If not, you'll ...more...]]>