This book was calling out to me on my last trip to kino. The cover had a medieval feel to it, bringing me back to the 18th century. What caught my eye was the “qi lin”, a mythical dragon sitting on top of the title of the book. Though the book costs 34 bucks, I decided that it’ll be an excellent companion.

Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop! It was a mysterious, deductive book. The author, Matthew Pearl, was able to use historical events to weave a story about the literary world. Famous characters were introduced, such as Longfellow! Just last year, I was in maine, portland, standing right in front of Longfellow’s house! It is strange how I didn’t know much about Longfellow then, but through this book I became curious about how the poets lived back then.

After which, I went to the library to try and get Pearl’s other 2 books. “The Dante Club” was another exciting read!! This time, it revolved around Longfellow, Holmes, Lowell and Fields’s attempt to translate Dante’s Inferno and to stop a serial killer.

I’m happy to find one more author to look out for!