The Secret History

Secret history reminded me of what high school friends expected of their immediate future. The characters are all very multidimensional. There was a murder, followed by another murder to get a blabber to stop talking. I wasn't sure if I wanted them to get caught or I wanted them to get away with it. (The author managed to get some form of compromise.) The book is a well written exploration of the struggles of young adulthood. As a reader you can see many easy ways out of various problems. However, the characters will go to great lengths to make things difficult for themselves.
The character of Bunny is perhaps the most negatively portrayed. He comes out as a stupid oaf, who almost begs to be killed. Yet, the characters are all friends with him. He is somehow in the ancient Greek class with them. He comes from a wealthy family, yet they give him nothing and he manages to mooch off everyone else (despite his elitist tastes.) The others, for the most part, come from wealthy families and just expect to have everything on a silver platter. The protagonist is an almost dispassionate observer, who is from a working class northern California home. He is remote from the east coast culture in both distance and temperament, yet gets sucked in to the whole adventure.