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Do I have to read anything before "The Secret History"? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by ireeeenee@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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I'm excited to get into reading this book by Donna Tartt, but I've been told that the book mentions a lot of classic books. Should I read any specific book before "The Secret History"? I'm not asking if I need to read some books to understand "The Secret History". I'm asking if "The Secret History" contains spoilers of other books.

I know about it mentioning a bunch of classics like Inferno by Dante, Ivanhoe, The Invisible Man, Paradise Lost, Vanity Fair, Treasure Island, etc. Can I read it knowing I won't jump into spoilers or is it better for me to wait till I read these before?

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[–] RandomMusings-5044@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

No you do not have to read anything prior to reading The Secret History, it does not spoil any of the texts you mention. It's more like nods to them which make you go "noice, I see what Tartt did there" if you've read them but the book can very much be enjoyed on its own.