A review by rty10
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

5.0

After many years of ownership, I've finally finished it. And it was absolutely worth it. It's a slow-burn to get started, plus the author did a wonderful job making sure that the language of, well, everything was mid-19th century New England... so, beware, it takes a while to get adjusted to.
Overall, the story's twists and turns, the spinning yarns, the introduction of characters, and the arcs of the main Club kept me enthralled and curious to know more.
TL;DR- Imagine Hermione Granger trying to write a Dan Browe story and needing everything to be authentic, but with a much better story and much better character development.