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The Truants by Kate Weinberg
DID NOT FINISH

This is frequently recommended for fans of The Secret History, but I think this is a totally inaccurate comparison. It is a campus novel, but it's much more along the lines of a standard contemporary/mystery than TSH. The writing is quite obvious and lacks the beauty and subtlety of Donna Tartt's prose. I think anyone who has been led to this book in this way will be disappointed. 

I read about half of it but found it just didn't really hold my attention.