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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
Creepy and brilliant, and inspires me to go pick up copies of [b:Purgatorio|19164|Purgatorio (The Divine Comedy, #2)|Dante Alighieri|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348687775s/19164.jpg|2377265] and [b:Paradiso|32812|Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3)|Dante Alighieri|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347467591s/32812.jpg|9771852].
I wonder if I had read this before I read the Lost Boockaneers by the same author if I would like it better.
Meh.
Meh.
Solid historical fiction with a love of mystery and impeccable detail. Liked all the interesting interactions between characters, their depth, and the literature analysis of Dante. But otherwise I felt everything was a little too bogged down in detail. Needed to move the plot faster to keep me wanting more.
dnf 20% i could not handle this many men being pretentious main characters
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Dante Club is a delightfully quirky book with a distinct writing style that I really enjoy. The characters are extremely fleshed out and real, as well as very relatable. I really like how the characters are not immediately responsible for solving the murders right away, as typically done in most murder mystery novels, but are instead believably entangled into the deaths due to the secrecy of their Dante Club. Additionally, the character of Nicholas Rey is very refreshing, I think his involvement in the story was done perfectly— it did not take one conversation or moment. The entire story felt truly human, without plot armor— and the ending had a delightful twist that I certainly did not expect… at all. In fact, the book threw a ton of possible suspects at me that were not the murderer. While some sections are a bit tedious to get through— divulging from the plot a little too much before suddenly throwing the reader back into the action— it ended up making the story more real in the end. I honestly viewed this as the most well-crafted mystery I’ve read in a long time… probably ever.
Fantastic murder mystery and interesting references to Dante's Inferno. Some fairly descriptive murder scenes but each detail was always pertinent to the storyline.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated