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Books That Are Better Than the Secret History

All of these books can be placed in the "academia" genre, whether dark academia or some other strain of the aesthetic. I did not like The Secret History, and these are the books that are similar, but better in my opinion.
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The Lake of Dead Languages (Carol Goodman)
The Lake of Dead Languages
1
Carol Goodman
Lavinia (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Lavinia
2
Ursula K. Le Guin
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
3
Alan Lightman
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
4
Ray Bradbury
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
5
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
6
Margaret Atwood
Margaret the First (Danielle Dutton)
Margaret the First
7
Danielle Dutton
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
8
Mary Shelley
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
9
Miller
Ghost Wall (Sarah Moss)
Ghost Wall
10
Sarah Moss
Paris in the Twentieth Century (Jules Verne)
Paris in the Twentieth Century
11
Jules Verne
Widdershins (Jordan L. Hawk)
Widdershins
12
Jordan L. Hawk
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
13
Susanna Clarke
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
14
Seanan McGuire
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
15
Shirley Jackson
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