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Monica
Aug 25, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2009, 1001, favorites
Let me preface this by saying that I could happily read any book set in a prep school or elite New England liberal arts schools. This is probably out of my own fascination with American class issues and romantic notions of old money and the value of simple meals and cigarettes. I spent the whole weekend reading Secret History, making simple grilled cheese sandwiches, tea, and soft-boiling eggs while sighing fetchingly. I should also point out that I have zero framework of anything even slightly ...more
Ally
Feb 08, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
This book was....weird.
Leah Fitzgerald
Mar 21, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2012
There's something about this one... Maybe it's that I know that part of Vermont a bit, or that the description of Henry moving Bunny's head on its broken stem reminds me of too many first aid and lifeguard practices, but I find the book disturbing and fascinating all at once. ...more
Cardi
Mar 12, 2008 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
I like it a lot so far...

It started off as a highly readable 4 star book, but the second half I was dragging my feet through
Sean
Apr 04, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites
yaamini
Apr 24, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Anne
Dec 05, 2007 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shannon
May 29, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own
Kirstin
Mar 13, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, on-hiatus
Rachel
Aug 27, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1001-books
Evelyn Pryce
Sep 19, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Nick
Jul 15, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Risa
Feb 20, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
AJ
May 22, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jill
Aug 07, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1-own, kindle
Julie
Dec 17, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1001-books, 2014
jen8998
Dec 25, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Rachel
Dec 27, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jen  Wheeler
Dec 29, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Alison
Jan 24, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lorena
Jan 28, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: hgjwc