The Secret HistoryModern · Fiction, Dark Academia, Mystery
The Secret History
1992 · 706 pages · Fiction
50
Modern
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 1.1M ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.14★ from 1.1M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Readers69 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller52 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #39 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #239 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #529 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Gripping
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