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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Moods

mysterious 92%
dark 66%
tense 42%
adventurous 35%
challenging 21%
informative 19%
reflective 10%
emotional 7%
sad 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 45%
fast 5%

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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