A review by kraley
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

2.0

This book is written by a Harvard professor who doesn't let you forget for a minute that he has taught at "HARVARD." I found the story interesting (a mystery of who is repeating the punishments seen in Dante's Inferno at the turn of the century). The writing was meandering and pretentious. I picked this up for a summer read and had enjoyed other novels that use classic art or literature as a base, but this one is one I can't really recommend. It took me a long time to read this one because I kept picking up other books in between.