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almacd's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite book with Robert Langdon. I usually love Dan Brown's writing style but this time the message was very repetitive and it got on my nerves. Also I felt it was more predictable than other of his previous books, where i'm usually clueless of what is going to happen
thecurseofchris's review against another edition
5.0
I've read all of the Langdon books and this one is up there as my favorite one yet. It's a definite return to form for Dan Brown.
d3vilxl3gacy's review against another edition
3.0
Plenty of twists and run arounds for the professor here, some easily seen with some very surprising. Over all quite enjoyable without feeling too drawn out.
mrbear's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book quite a bit, and would recommend it highly to fans of either science, Dan Brown, or lazy but interesting reads.
Cons: The mystery wasn't that interesting or developed. I guessed a fair bit of where the story was going before it happened. Thankfully, this wasn't that important, since unlike many of Dan Brown's books, the topic is more central than the story.
Pros: I learned a lot about recent advances in Big Bang science (and some older stuff I'd never heard of since I'm not current on my science knowledge). The ideas are interesting. Some of the perspectives on science vs religion are well stated (including some of the stuff from the religions perspective, particularly about how religion and philosophy can be complementary to science, particularly if religious people can recognize the potentially crucial role of religion in tempering reckless scientific advancement.
Overall, it's hard to describe all my thoughts about the book. I'll conclude with just my favorite quote, which sums up the sort of high level discourse about science, religion, and their roles in the future that Dan Brown addresses in this book:
"It is very obvious to me," Bena said as they walked, "that there is only one way Christianity will survive the coming age of science. We must stop rejecting the discoveries of science. We must stop denouncing provable facts. We must become a spiritual partner of science, using our vast experience-millennia of philosophy, personal inquiry, meditation, soul-searching-to help humanity build a moral framework and ensure that the coming technologies will unify, illuminate, and raise us up... rather than destroy us."
Cons: The mystery wasn't that interesting or developed. I guessed a fair bit of where the story was going before it happened. Thankfully, this wasn't that important, since unlike many of Dan Brown's books, the topic is more central than the story.
Pros: I learned a lot about recent advances in Big Bang science (and some older stuff I'd never heard of since I'm not current on my science knowledge). The ideas are interesting. Some of the perspectives on science vs religion are well stated (including some of the stuff from the religions perspective, particularly about how religion and philosophy can be complementary to science, particularly if religious people can recognize the potentially crucial role of religion in tempering reckless scientific advancement.
Overall, it's hard to describe all my thoughts about the book. I'll conclude with just my favorite quote, which sums up the sort of high level discourse about science, religion, and their roles in the future that Dan Brown addresses in this book:
"It is very obvious to me," Bena said as they walked, "that there is only one way Christianity will survive the coming age of science. We must stop rejecting the discoveries of science. We must stop denouncing provable facts. We must become a spiritual partner of science, using our vast experience-millennia of philosophy, personal inquiry, meditation, soul-searching-to help humanity build a moral framework and ensure that the coming technologies will unify, illuminate, and raise us up... rather than destroy us."
clubuntu's review against another edition
3.0
Siento que era innecesario para esta serie y que es muy largo, pero me entretuvo :)
ixthus68's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know why I keep buying and reading Dan Brown's books. His older books (Pre-DaVinci Code) are some of my favorites, however I've become familiar with his pattern and can "sniff out" the surprises that are coming. I also think that the audiobook format is not the best format for his books, although the performance was excellently done. And lets not forget his antagonism towards religion and the Catholic church, although in this book it seems a little more muted than before.
Maybe the biggest struggle for me as a follower of Jesus and a person who places my faith in the Bible, is the attack against that faith. Granted he attempts to be fair in his portrayal and presents both sides, I just don't know why I submit myself to it. I honestly don't expect him (or others) to "get it" and understand why someone like me would question science when it seems to contradict Scripture, but it does become tiresome to deal with it. On the other hand, I do want to expose myself to this thinking and make sure I am thinking well about all these things.
Setting that aside, I do agree with other reviewers, this is a well-written book with some great characters, but not even close to my favorite book he has written.
Maybe the biggest struggle for me as a follower of Jesus and a person who places my faith in the Bible, is the attack against that faith. Granted he attempts to be fair in his portrayal and presents both sides, I just don't know why I submit myself to it. I honestly don't expect him (or others) to "get it" and understand why someone like me would question science when it seems to contradict Scripture, but it does become tiresome to deal with it. On the other hand, I do want to expose myself to this thinking and make sure I am thinking well about all these things.
Setting that aside, I do agree with other reviewers, this is a well-written book with some great characters, but not even close to my favorite book he has written.
oumaima_mekni's review against another edition
4.0
I think Dan Brown redeemed himself with Origin after the big flop of Inferno (personally speaking). Even though the story was kind of stretched and the book could've been shorter, the crazy plot twists at the end made it worth the waiting and reading. I must add though that Dan Brown is getting redundant with writing about the same theme; Angels & Demons, The Lost Symbol and now Origin, I think either he is running out of ideas or ..... Hell, he is running out of ideas.
suvata's review against another edition
5.0
Just when I thought I had it all figured out ...
I struggled between rating this book 4-stars or 5-stars. On one hand, I didn’t appreciate some of the ideas that were presented - ideas that went against my sensibilities at times. On the other hand, two nights in a row I stayed up way past my bedtime reading it because it was just so fascinating. I have to thank Dan Brown for encouraging me to think outside the box and taking me out of my comfort zone. That is, after all, why I read and why I ultimately gave this book 5-stars.
I struggled between rating this book 4-stars or 5-stars. On one hand, I didn’t appreciate some of the ideas that were presented - ideas that went against my sensibilities at times. On the other hand, two nights in a row I stayed up way past my bedtime reading it because it was just so fascinating. I have to thank Dan Brown for encouraging me to think outside the box and taking me out of my comfort zone. That is, after all, why I read and why I ultimately gave this book 5-stars.
rebecanunez's review against another edition
4.0
A pesar de todo, fue una lectura interesante. Y lo mejor es que no tiene los elementos que odie tanto de los anteriores. Eso fue una victoria la verdad, tanto que le estoy dando puntos extras. Ademas tiene elementos interesantes, que de todas maneras, se abordaron demasiado rápido y se paso a otra cosa, lo que me lleva a pensar qué tal ve fueron incluidos solo por el golpe de efecto y me decepciona. Los misterios se cierran en el libro, aunque la verdad uno se los puede ver venir desde antes. Así que es bastante meh, pero podría ser peor.