The Historian

I just can't anymore. I've trudged through 47% of this and I absolutely refuse to go any further.
First things first, I LOVE chunksters, history, incredibly detailed descriptions (when they actually work towards furthering a story or deepening my understanding of a character/culture), and especially books with multiple POVs. But I HATE this book.
The wild coincidences alone were enough to have me rolling my eyes, but then Kostova expects me to believe that someone would write down every minute detail of what they had for each meal in a letter that's supposed to be explaining why they've disappeared looking for Dracula?!? What are we even doing at this point?
The characters have zero personality, I had to sometimes reread sentences when I realized the author had switched characters POVs. Then there's the quotes within quotes bit. Why these weren't just written normally and somehow labeled at the beginning with a letter date or something, I'll never guess.
An excruciating read that I honestly should have bailed on back at page 100. Why some people sing this books praises is beyond me.