I started this one, and even just the first few pages were creeping along for me, so I put it down at the end of Chapter I (just 24 pages!). I finished a couple of other books in short order, and considered giving it another go, but I cannot bring myself to do it. There are so many books to read, and I haven't missed this one at all. Rather, I was enjoying my time AWAY from it. The only thing that kept it around as long as I did was my shallow impression that by giving up on this title meant that I could not tackle a challenging, difficult to read book. 
 I got over that. The "erudite characters" in The Dante Club can stay that way, and I'll not mind that they are likely smarter than I am. I bet I'm happier! 
 Since I didn't get so far I cannot provide much information about the story. There was a murder, there were maggots, there were poets, and there was discussion about the publishing industry. And it was all dull and long-winding and I never got to know any of the characters. Bah!