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[henrywinterswife]

can we talk about how literally all of the Greek students in TSH took various pills, downing them with alcohol, or drinking alcohol around the same time?

the fact that they didn’t die or end up in the hospital because of it is astounding. immortal is really their middle names.

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[henrywinterswife]

love. there’s no book i love more than The Secret History.

Little things in TSH that I had missed or forgotten the first time I read it:

It took Richard a whole year of pestering the college to let him in. It really proves how obsessive he is

Richard bumping into Francis in the hall before he joins the study group and being like: “Wowee I can’t believe that guy touched me. That was so cool; he was SO cool :D”

Francis talking to a cat he found on campus 🥹

CHARLES AND CAMILLA HAVE SLIGHT SOUTHERN ACCENTS

Julian loves flowers and keeps a bunch in his classroom

Richard’s Totally Real Car, Christine

Judy costuming, in her own words, “fucking As You Like It” implying that she also has to study obnoxious literature for her classes

Bunny genuinely believing Francis is as smart as Henry

Bunny is the only person who can make Henry laugh 🥺

Francis had a relative who died on the Titanic

Bunny would hide out at Richard’s whenever he pissed Marion off

Francis used to read Richard’s French homework out loud for him

Bunny’s hero is Caesar

Henry’s middle name is Marchbanks

Francis is a fan of the Boston Red Sox

The twins shrug with one shoulder

Henry finds Gucci “rather grand”

Charles’ wild cat that he forces Francis and Richard to bring to the farmhouse

Richard reads Proust *cough, cough, kinda gay, cough, cough*

When Francis is in the hospital in the epilogue, Richard reads “Our Mutual Friend” to him which, according to Goodreads, is about “the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it.”

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[henrywinterswife]

dying at the thought of how during one of their weekends at Francis’ country house, bunny, francis, and henry, were on the boat out on the lake and bunny turned the boat over, thinking he saw a water snake, sending all three of them splashing into the water.

the way henry was probably pissed once they got back on the boat, drenched wet from head to toe, his glasses askew, while francis just stays shocked at the sudden plunge into cold water.

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[henrywinterswife]

obsessed with how Henry whiles away the hours unslept from insomnia by translating Paradise Lost into Latin.

my little intellectual insomniac <3

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[henrywinterswife]

Thoughts on whether or not Donna is releasing a new book this year?

i think by now everyone has seen that Untitled book on Goodreads or have heard rumors. well, she has published a steady stream of books every 10 years. if the whole Goodreads thing is fake, i say she’ll publish a book either this year or next.

#the secret history #donna tartt #books #book recommendations

[henrywinterswife]

“For if the modern mind is whimsical and discursive, the classical mind is narrow, unhesitating, relentless. It is not a quality of intelligence that one encounters frequently these days. But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”

(Tartt, The Secret History).

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[henrywinterswife]

not exactly a question but when i was thinking of a username i actually tried putting henrywinterswife but ofc it wasn't available and now i came across your account and i was like oh oh my god it's henrywinterswife lmao

lol man believe me im actually surprised henrywinterswife isn’t already taken. and now that i’ve taken it i feel amazing. i’m pretty sure there’s even a henrywintersgf somewhere too

#the secret history

[henrywinterswife]

practically every character in The Secret History played a role of someone that they were not.

richard and bunny played themselves as rich, when in fact they were poor.

charles and camilla played themselves as pure, when in fact they were weaved with immorality.

francis played himself as cool, when in fact he was an anxious mess.

henry played himself as intellectual, when in fact he was blinded by his own stupidity, wealth, and ego.

julian played himself as a father figure, aiding to the care and minds of the Greek students, when in fact he was conniving and egocentric, swept away by his own gain, unlike a true father.

mrs corcoran played herself as a victim and sorrowful mother of a lost child, when in fact she only cared about her own appearance in front of the camera.

hell, even dr roland played himself as a psychologically-forward man, deep in intellect, when in fact he was nearing dementia and a complete gobble of a man.

i mean, gosh, this theme plays out so grandly. putting up a front and hiding your real self. whether for gain or by self consciousness.

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[henrywinterswife]

dark academic richards <<

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[henrywinterswife]

if henry winter isn’t the epitome of “anti-social” i don’t know who is:

“‘Henry Winter’ said my friends when I pointed him out, at a distance, making a wide circle to avoid a group of bongo players on the lawn.” (p. 18)

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[henrywinterswife]

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[henrywinterswife]

— camilla macaulay aesthetic

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[henrywinterswife]

— charles macaulay aesthetic

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[henrywinterswife]

— edmund “bunny” corcoran aesthetic

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[henrywinterswife]

— francis abernathy aesthetic

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[henrywinterswife]

— richard papen aesthetic

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[henrywinterswife]

— henry winter aesthetic

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