# 8: The Rule of Four
Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason
Well, Well, Well ... I am back. It has taken my forever to finish my next novel. I actually started Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson but could not finish it, I battled and battled but then read some reviews on Amazon and realized that I was not the only one who thought it was excruciating slow and in need of an editor. I started it because I had read Cryptonomicon which I thought was quite good, there were some very interesting parts to it. I also started Gladwell's second book, Blink, but have not finished it yet.
Anyway, the Rule of Four. As mentioned in a previous post, I have been trying to find another Da Vinci Code page-turner and was recommended this book. It was ok, but the lesson is: don't try to find another Da Vinci type page-turner. I am basically 0 for 2
It was interesting to be brought back to my Ivy League college days. The book took place in Princeton and involved these eating clubs. I often wonder what would have changed in my life if I had been accepted into the Porcellian at Harvard. Anyway, that could make for an interesting story.
I did enjoy the final prize - the reason why the blood was spilled and the book was created- a collections of masterpieces that had been lost to modern civilization. An excerpt: "He finds thirty-eight plays of Sophocles, twelve by Euripides, twenty-three by Aeschylus, all of them considered lost today." And much, much more - philosophical tracks, works from prophets and marvelous paintings. Can you imagine what it would mean to the modern academic world if something like this was found? It would be just awesome.
There really wasn't too much else of note. The good news is that I am wolfing down my next novel, so I should be back soon!
Well, Well, Well ... I am back. It has taken my forever to finish my next novel. I actually started Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson but could not finish it, I battled and battled but then read some reviews on Amazon and realized that I was not the only one who thought it was excruciating slow and in need of an editor. I started it because I had read Cryptonomicon which I thought was quite good, there were some very interesting parts to it. I also started Gladwell's second book, Blink, but have not finished it yet.
Anyway, the Rule of Four. As mentioned in a previous post, I have been trying to find another Da Vinci Code page-turner and was recommended this book. It was ok, but the lesson is: don't try to find another Da Vinci type page-turner. I am basically 0 for 2
It was interesting to be brought back to my Ivy League college days. The book took place in Princeton and involved these eating clubs. I often wonder what would have changed in my life if I had been accepted into the Porcellian at Harvard. Anyway, that could make for an interesting story.
I did enjoy the final prize - the reason why the blood was spilled and the book was created- a collections of masterpieces that had been lost to modern civilization. An excerpt: "He finds thirty-eight plays of Sophocles, twelve by Euripides, twenty-three by Aeschylus, all of them considered lost today." And much, much more - philosophical tracks, works from prophets and marvelous paintings. Can you imagine what it would mean to the modern academic world if something like this was found? It would be just awesome.
There really wasn't too much else of note. The good news is that I am wolfing down my next novel, so I should be back soon!
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