The Secret History – except the secret’s not quite worth the effort

I’ve heard about this novel quite a few times, and have had it on my “I should get around to that” list for a while but somehow, while I knew the novel existed, my idea of what it was about was completely off. Maybe it was the title but I think I was expecting something along the lines of secret societies meet National Treasure and that the characters would use old literature and culture to discover some deep conspiracy and secret – but in a very literary and thought provoking way rather than pure popcorn fiction. I would have rather read that book than the one I read.