Books from the Backlog #409

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

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This week’s neglected book

The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Published by Penguin Random House on Apr 13, 2004
Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Length: 22 hours 3 minutes
Pages: 576
Source: Purchased
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch.

One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

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.

“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —The New York Times

Why did I add The Secret History to my bookshelf?

I have had this book on my tbr for what feels like forever. I have heard so many good things about it, but it remains unread. It is a longer book, which may be one of the reasons that I have shied away from it so far. The reviews are overwhelmingly positive, so I think it may be a good bet. I may be able to work this one into the book club that I lead at the library, since it is listed as a thriller

What are your thoughts? Have you read this book?  Would you recommend it?

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