Real god-awful books

[Jockice]

Curious why or at what point you gave up on The Secret History.

Can't really explain except that I tried several times over several years and just couldn't get into it. I still have it I think but doubt if I'll ever try again. I think I made it about midway on one occasion. Practically nowt about the plot or characters remain in my head now. Was it a college reunion in a haunted house or something?

Isn't there meant to be some link between Donna Tartt and Brett Easton Ellis? Apart from them both writing acclaimed novels that I've never got to the end of that is.

New page. Turner.

[mr. logic]

Curious why or at what point you gave up on The Secret History.

And SNSM, which I remember thinking was great, despite going in with a great deal of trepidation

[Kankurette]

Can't really explain except that I tried several times over several years and just couldn't get into it. I still have it I think but doubt if I'll ever try again. I think I made it about midway on one occasion. Practically nowt about the plot or characters remain in my head now. Was it a college reunion in a haunted house or something?

Isn't there meant to be some link between Donna Tartt and Brett Easton Ellis? Apart from them both writing acclaimed novels that I've never got to the end of that is.

New page. Turner.

Yeah, she knew him at college and Bunny is based on him.

I liked The Secret History (it was about a group of students doing a murder) but the main characters are all utter cunts. Judy Poovey was right, and I liked that she got a happier ending than any of them.

[Jockice]

And SNSM, which I remember thinking was great, despite going in with a great deal of trepidation

Same thing really. Just for some reason couldn't get into it. And that's a book that should be right up my street.

[QDRPHNC]

I liked The Secret History (it was about a group of students doing a murder) but the main characters are all utter cunts. Judy Poovey was right, and I liked that she got a happier ending than any of them.

They were cunts, but I thought they were quite well done. I didn't love the book, but the characters seemed real to me, and I think I was carried along by the urge to find out what was going on, but what was going on turned out to be quite silly. Still, don't regret reading it, but it didn't make me want to check out any of her other books.

[Kankurette]

That's why I liked it so much, their awfulness was so compelling. Richard worships them and thinks they're awesome and cool even though Henry doesn't believe in the moon landings. Meanwhile, the other kids on campus think they're a load of pretentious arseholes.