Reviews

Inferno by Dan Brown

sandralam's review against another edition

2.0

The "plot twist" ruined it all for me...

kritomiester's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hildamarie's review against another edition

3.0

I always enjoy Dan Brown, especially as a fast summer read. Although I thought this novel was far better than the last one, this was not the same kind of page turner for me that the first two Robert Langdon books were. There was extensive and frequent retelling of pieces of exposition felt unnecessary. But when the plot pieces finally started to fall into place, the novel finally fell into that Dan Brown pace. But his books always make want to learn more about the art and literature and locations featured in the novels, this one was no exception.

westre01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

acosta89's review against another edition

4.0

Definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat. Drags on a bit with all of the detail but its perfect if you are interested in history.

joy13_'s review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

i’ve come to realise I hate the way this man writes women. 

also, this whole vector virus and transhumanism stuff sounds very scifi. but the issue of overpopulation is not. so dan brown has essentially posed this existential threat to readers, without providing any reassurance or solution (that doesn’t involve bioterrorism and genetic modification of course)

 
ultimately very unsatisfying 

rouselle's review against another edition

2.0

The first chapters will intrigue you and keep you interested enough to turn the pages. Plot sounds exciting enough: Robert Langdon tries to save the world from a pandemic with his brilliant expertise, following clues in hidden texts and pieces of art from Florence to Istanbul. All these while suffering from amnesia.

Still I found myself distracted; stopping in the middle of reading to do something else, and then going back to reading again. Not sure whether it's because of the poor writing, or because I kept Googling art stuff mentioned in the book. Either way, I trudged on like a weary soldier, because I just wanted to get it over with and find out how the book was going to end.

Inferno has its moments, although it's more subdued and a lot less exciting compared to the other books in the series. Still it's a good and entertaining read, just for reading and entertainment's sake. And Manila as the Gates of Hell? I don't even want to get started on that. LOL.

cfadilla's review against another edition

4.0

I love, love, love all the plot twists inside this book. Dante's preferences made this book more interesting. Brown wrote the stories in a way that I wasn't anticipated.

One thing I hate is the ending. I kinda hope the betrayer dead tho :)

dmcke013's review against another edition

3.0

By and large, I've never really understood the rave (populist) reviews that Dan Brown gets. Yes, the books are enjoyable enough (albeit formulaic), but I've never really felt the need to go back and re-read it - in my opinion, the sign of a good book - once I've finished them, with this (the fourth book to feature Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon) really only reinforcing that opinion.

Whereas both Angels and Demons and the more famous are set in and around Rome with The Lost Symbol set in Washington, this is set in Italy instead, mainly in around Florence. Perhaps it's because I've read a few of these types of books, but if I'm honest, I found none of the plot twists to really be all that exciting, with most of them signposted from about a mile away! Still, if you've enjoyed Dan Brown's previous offerings you'll probably enjoy this too ...

thisgirlreads_yay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Pandemic/Epidemic