Overall, I was not a fan of this book. I think I probably should have read a print copy as opposed to listened to it. It jumped all over the place, with a love story, friendships, and random activities weaved all through it while they were trying to uncover the hidden messages and meaning of a book written long long ago. Oh, and if they said the name of that book (the Hypnerotomachia) one more time, I think I would scream. I was confused a lot of the time, and didn't know what was going on. One minute their uncovering mysteries, the next minute, the narrator Tom is obsessed with telling about how he loves his girlfriend, and on and on. The climax almost came out nowhere and didn't make real sense, to me. A part of me wanted to re-listen to parts to make sure I didn't miss anything, but the other just frankly didn't care. There was no connection, for me, to this story. In my opinion, it tried to do too many things, and overall lack a centered focus.