Title: Doesn't live up to recent hype
Product review: I haven't been this disappointed by a book since I read "The Lovely Bones". High points: the research the authors have done seems to be solid. I was interested in the story behind the "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili". That's where the praise ends.Low points: Character development was way below average. I can't think of any one character I gave a darn about. And, I couldn't give a hoot about Princeton life.I can't figure out how anyone can compare it to "The Da Vinci Code". Brown's book had it's problems but at least it was entertaining.In my opinion, the publishers saw an opportunity to ride on the coat tails of the success of "The Da Vinci Code". It's almost like they said, "Hey! Lets' print this quick so people will snap it up while Brown's book is fresh in their memories. Who needs a good story?".
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