the rule of four

is this a good book for someone who knows nothing about ancient texts?

Isn't that that shit the girl in American Pie keeps going on about?  Sappy shit ruined the fucking movie.

another book following in the steps of the da vinci code...
its.. interesting, a smarter read than the da vinci code, but not as "epic" in proportion
you dont need to know anything about the hypnerotomachia poliphili, but if you did the book will seem a little exaggerated