The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell
Taste attributes: mysterythrillerhistoricaldramaunsavourylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionsall consuming quest
Boxlist takeAn intimate mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
"Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a Renaissance text that has baffled scholars for centuries.
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- Author
- Ian Caldwell
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 445
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- Open Library
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