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5/10 - The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (20/09/05)
Erudite Scheming
Category: Fiction/Mystery
450 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0440241359
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Inspired/Suggested by: Wishlist item fulfilled by bookring organised by FortyToo.
New York Times: ‘An extremely erudite thriller’
This book is in places confusing and disorientating within its own timeline of modern day events. It also has less 'hooks' than an average thriller and is a tad predictable in places (especially if you enjoy things like The da Vinci Code et al). For all this there is a good story in here that holds the attention of the reader throughout the 450 pages. Its just that most readers will probably forget a lot of it along the way as the writing is enough to hold your attention but not taut enough to have me raving about it for its characters, plot strands or scenes. It's good but not great. So with that said I can now tell you that the history elements of the book are the most readable and the ending the least. If you thought that da Vinci and Angels and Demons were juvenile and silly you will love this. I have to put my hand on my heart and say I want my history/conspiracy/thriller romps to be just a touch silly and melodramatic. 5/10, glad to have read this as it has made me very curious to read more about the oddball Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.
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Category: Fiction/Mystery
450 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0440241359
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Inspired/Suggested by: Wishlist item fulfilled by bookring organised by FortyToo.
New York Times: ‘An extremely erudite thriller’
This book is in places confusing and disorientating within its own timeline of modern day events. It also has less 'hooks' than an average thriller and is a tad predictable in places (especially if you enjoy things like The da Vinci Code et al). For all this there is a good story in here that holds the attention of the reader throughout the 450 pages. Its just that most readers will probably forget a lot of it along the way as the writing is enough to hold your attention but not taut enough to have me raving about it for its characters, plot strands or scenes. It's good but not great. So with that said I can now tell you that the history elements of the book are the most readable and the ending the least. If you thought that da Vinci and Angels and Demons were juvenile and silly you will love this. I have to put my hand on my heart and say I want my history/conspiracy/thriller romps to be just a touch silly and melodramatic. 5/10, glad to have read this as it has made me very curious to read more about the oddball Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.
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