The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason is a book that looked intriguing at the library bookstore before COVID interrupted everything.
Started: 8/24/2020
Completed: 11/10/2020
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
The opening of this book--travels in steam tunnels--reminded me of Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters. It is easy, however, to tire of the pretentious, long-winded history of Princeton.
If you must find a book which looks down on you from Princeton with flat characters, obscure art and literature references, and a breathtaking hunt down dark library hallways compounded by a youthful love affair, then this is your book. Otherwise, just ugh.
