The Secret History written by Donna Tart is a mystery and psychological novel published in 1992.

The subject of the book reveals the adventures of six literature students Richard Papen, Henry Winter, Camilla and Charles Macaulay, Francis Abernathy, and Edmund Corcoran who, stimulated by their teacher of classics, want to reconstruct a lifestyle based on pleasure, totally different from their daily life marked by boredom. But soon their experiment gets out of control and the denial of moral norms leads them to more and more serious deeds: lying, deception and even murder.

Besides the unforeseen circumstances, the literary technique used, that of telling the events from the perspective of a character, is also attractive. This creates the feeling of mystery and stimulates the need to discover more details. The exploration of this book invites readers to perform a reflection on personal moral values and an evaluation of their own behavior.

Because the understanding of the book's message is filtered by personal experience, I recommend that you discover what emotions and thoughts this book stirs in you.