The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

372 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
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Words can bleed. In 1865 Boston, the literary geniuses of the Dante Club—poets and Harvard professors Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell, along with publisher J. T. Fields—are finishing America’s fir...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,416 reviews

Moods

mysterious 92%
dark 65%
tense 41%
adventurous 36%
challenging 21%
informative 20%
reflective 10%
emotional 7%
sad 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 46%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 55% | A mix: 39% | Character: 2% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 40% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 47% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 55% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 2%

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3.24

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