What is the author's style in The Secret History by Donna Tartt?

The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a fiction work of 524 pages. The shortest chapter is 14 pages; the longest chapter is 98 pages. The average chapter length is 46 pages.

The work is separated into two books. Book I encompasses chapters 1-5; Book II encompasses chapters 6-8. There is also an epilogue, which is 14 pages long and is used as a denouement and also gives an update on where each major character has gone in his or her life after leaving Hampden College.

Overall, the structure of the book is sound. Although the story begins with the premise of a flashback, the events that follow are detailed and in chronological order for the most part. There are only a few superfluous entries, perhaps used in order to give the reader a complete and rounded sense of the characters, their relationships, and the general atmosphere of the school.