Loved "The Secret History"... what next?

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Elmersnewfriend · 11/08/2017 23:25

Just got back from holiday where I read "The Secret History"... I absolutely loved it, any suggestions what to read next? I think anything I choose will be a real disappointment!

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SatsukiKusakabe · 13/08/2017 12:43

Have you read Middlesex? Not the same subject but a long satisfying and well written twist on a family saga, and had the same page turning quality for a large book.

The Magus deals with classicism, myth, and the slow unravelling of a secret.

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Elmersnewfriend · 12/08/2017 22:39

Thank you! The Goldfinch is a great idea but I've already read it... I did enjoy it but not like The Secret History... I didn't get into the characters in the same way and it didn't make me keep thinking about it days later!!

I have ordered Black Chalk and Yesterday, and added Sixteen Trees of the Somme to my wish list. Thank you so much!

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tripfiction · 12/08/2017 20:26

Try Black Chalk by Christopher J Yates www.tripfiction.com/book-set-in-new-york-and-oxford-right-cocktail-people-perfect-blend-calamity/
which is interesting if you have read The Secret History...

The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is a newly published novel that is just beginning to gain deserved traction

Yesterday by Felicia Yap is interesting, massive hype, 4* from us, but it won't appeal to everyone...

Have a nice second part of your holiday!

Loved "The Secret History"... what next?

Katinkka · 12/08/2017 19:58

The Goldfinch? I loved them both.

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