The Secret History - Blog Posts
Really, Donna kept a lot of the relationships quite ambiguous and we see them through Richard's eyes ( and he is not exactly reliable). I never understood the whole Henry and Camilla relationship, though it was hinted quite early and often.
And Francis and Charles relationship is also quite ambiguous. And we don't know how long it's been going on. Maybe Charles doesn't remember, maybe he just pretends not to (again Richard is not a reliable narrator; also kinda clueless)
Charles kind of broke my whole idea of the story entirely by turning out like be did and it made me put down the book for some time.
And that was not really a rant, I like discussing opinions on my favourite books especially as messy as this one.
So, for my sanity. Let me get this straight (lol); Henry was in love with Camilla and she was in love with him. And Richard was also in love with Camilla but she friendzoned him. Francis and Camilla had kissed (twice) and Charles was furious. Francis was flirting with Richard the entire time ( "cubitum eamus") Richard fantasized about spending his old years with Francis (and they kissed ofc). Richard also described Henry in a very no homo way. Francis and Charles were secretly hooking up. And so were Charles and Camilla (also, Charles was an abuser, why don't people talk about that more?). Richard described Camilla to look very masculine and like Charles to a tee, so he also liked Charles (?). Bunny was a huge homophobe, kinda sus; also had a strange interest in Henry. And Henry was probably in love with Julian (that little weird kiss mentioned ounce). I am a missing something?
Donna. Donna. Donna, what tf is this book is about?
So, for my sanity. Let me get this straight (lol); Henry was in love with Camilla and she was in love with him. And Richard was also in love with Camilla but she friendzoned him. Francis and Camilla had kissed (twice) and Charles was furious. Francis was flirting with Richard the entire time ( "cubitum eamus") Richard fantasized about spending his old years with Francis (and they kissed ofc). Richard also described Henry in a very no homo way. Francis and Charles were secretly hooking up. And so were Charles and Camilla (also, Charles was an abuser, why don't people talk about that more?). Richard described Camilla to look very masculine and like Charles to a tee, so he also liked Charles (?). Bunny was a huge homophobe, kinda sus; also had a strange interest in Henry. And Henry was probably in love with Julian (that little weird kiss mentioned ounce). I am a missing something?
Donna. Donna. Donna, what tf is this book is about?
I love that the gang never truly felt bad for killing Bunny, in the sense of grief (ngl I would have killed him too). Even in his funeral instead of feeling guilty for his death they are fanning flies, drinking, doing drugs and popping random pills they found in someone's drawer. They were chaotic af.
Person: did you like the love triangle in the Secret history?
Me: oh you mean the love Hexagon? Loved it!
Richard: who are them?
Judy: those are the weirdo greek kids, or as we affectionately call them "douchebags"
Judy: that little one is Francis Abernathy, he's rich as shit and cares about nobody.
Jud: he knows everything about everyone, that's why his coats are so big
Frank: they are full of secrets...
Richard: he looks cool.
Judy: whatever. See those two, don't be fooled, they are Charles and Camilla Macaulay, they are twins.
Jud: they might look like little angels but they are the one's who cause the real trouble.
Frank: they are also really incestuous.
Judy: the big blond one is Bunny Corcoran, he is one of the dumbest people you will ever meet.
Jud: he asked me how to spell "Metahemeralism"
Frank: he is the guy everyone loves to hate.
Richard: and who's the one in a suit?
Judy: .....that is Henry Winter, he is the leader of the group. He the richest, the smartest and the most insane out of all of them. How do I begin to explain Henry Winter....
Richard: I feel challenged.
Judy: it's okay, we can be your friends...
Richard: I am gonna go study greek, bye!
Judy: *sighs*
Richard: hey guys do you want to...
Henry: We threw a bacchanal
Richard: whaaa...
Henry: Bunny saw us with blood on
Richard: wait what...
Henry: he blackmailed us for months and I had to shut his mouth by taking him on a trip to Italy.
Richard: why don't you go to the police?
Henry: police are not real, Richard.
My mom thinks I am in a cult. No, The secret history, iwwv, and dead poet's society are not books/movie, it's a religion.
Charles: You know who's looking fine tonight? Camilla.
Francis: Okay, you did not just say that.
Charles: What? She's a good kisser.
Francis: She's your twin.
Charles: Yeah, but she's my faternal twin.
Francis: Right.
Charles: So, you have your siblings, and then you have your idnetical twins, and then you have your faternal twins...
Francis: No, honey, uh-uh.
Charles: That's not right, is it?
Francis: That is so not right.
Bunny: Camilla likes Henry!
Richard: She does not!
Bunny: Richard likes Camilla!
Francis: He does not!
Bunny: Francis likes Richard!
Charles: He does not!
Bunny: Charles likes Francis!
Henry: just shut up Bunny, nobody likes you. *pushes*
Charles: how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?
Henry: I prefer to think of it, as redistribution of matter.
Me: You can make a religion out of this!
Richard at the beginning: I want to study the classics, the arts and languages with Julian and his group of beautiful pupils.
Richard in the middle: I want to help these crazy people murder their best friend who is annoying.
Richard in the end: I...just want to sleep for ounce.
I feel like the main reason Francis called Richard when anxious and sabotaged is because after he sees that hot chaotic though incredibly mundane man the only intrusive thought left in his mind is how much he wants to fuck him on the backseat
Francis’ “shit, shit, shit!” with Richard rigorously asking him to shut the fuck up after they collapsed to take Bunny’s letter from julian permanently exist in my head. Brilliant scene.
Did you folks know that George Orwell is NOT just a character from the secret history who disliked Julian?he was A REAL PERSON. Donna thank you sm for inventing this man imagine not having animal farm or four pages list of 11 rules how to make a perfect tea. To live would be a torture…
I thought I couldn’t relate more to Francis Abernathy but after he pretended to have a heart attack and insisted that Richard must drive him to the hospital I remembered me crawling down the stairs, breathing loudly- I could feel a heart in my mouth- and then realized I was holding hand on the wrong side of my chest all the time
I’m very sorry for this crossover but why Kunikida and Dazai look exactly like I imagined Bunny and Henry in the Rome trip
Frankly I thought they didn’t had a plan to kill Bunny but had a plan how to escape what they recklessly did but I was so oblivious about them not being in state of sanity
Currently I’m reading the secret history but I’m so excited to start reading no longer human I began to speed ran tsh and I still have upcoming assessments HELP
