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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
DNF at 70%
Only made it this far because I’m listening to the audiobook, but I’m just not interested. Googled who the killer is to release myself from the mystery and didn’t find the answer particularly interesting either
Only made it this far because I’m listening to the audiobook, but I’m just not interested. Googled who the killer is to release myself from the mystery and didn’t find the answer particularly interesting either
For book club we read The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl, a historical novel/mystery set in Boston just after the Civil War. It was entertaining, but I found myself more interested in the historical stuff than the story's plot.
Невероятное погружение в жизнь интеллектуалов Новой Англии, через призму событий Божественной Комедии Данте Алигьери. Дантов Клуб книга ценная не столько описанием событий Комедии, сколько тем, что здесь очень подробно описан быт интеллигенции Новой Англии, их мысли, проблемы.
Автор проделал огромное исследование творчества Лонгфелло и других членов Дантова Клуба, собрав все это в захватывающий триллер-детектив.
Ещё мне в некоторых местах померещилась тень Джеймса Джойса, но, думаю, это связано с тем, что он повлиял стилистически на автора, который позаимствовал инструменты диалогов и описаний у Джойса.
Автор проделал огромное исследование творчества Лонгфелло и других членов Дантова Клуба, собрав все это в захватывающий триллер-детектив.
Ещё мне в некоторых местах померещилась тень Джеймса Джойса, но, думаю, это связано с тем, что он повлиял стилистически на автора, который позаимствовал инструменты диалогов и описаний у Джойса.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Enjoying pretty well right now. Especially after having met Dante briefly through a Tuscan butcher in Bill Buford's Heat.
it's entertaining, fairly intelligent.
it's entertaining, fairly intelligent.
Excellent book! Beautifully written and brilliantly crafted. It has a slow pace at first, but picks up and ends with a bang.
I don't usually read this genre so I don't know if this book is representative of it, but wow...it was so gruesome, I had to set it aside for awhile after reading the first few pages! Even though I read this book four years ago I still have pictures in my head of all those murders. Otherwise it was a pretty good book.
Just couldn't get into it, gave it away before finishing.
I abandoned this book after about 30 pages. The author seemed more interested in sharing his research than in constructing likeable characters or a compelling narrative.