Reviews

Origin by Dan Brown

johnchan's review against another edition

2.0

you knew what you were buying, goofball!

finished on a plane ride back from asia.

hrtk's review against another edition

2.0

Dan Brown writes the same book once again. This time with a hint of implausible science fiction and easily guessed plot twists. And philosophical views you may or may not like but probably had already considered.

Still entertaining and easy to read, as expected.

wonky_noodle's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

nozi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

alidottie's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoy the history and art that is such an integral part of many of Brown's books. I was excited when the book started with Langdon experiencing the fog sculpture that my daughter, Tessa, had sent me video of when she was studying in Spain. Good stuff.
Much of this book is talking about answering the questions, where did we come from? and Where are we going? It is with complete calm that I can read these theories and arguments against religion because I have come to know in my life that we sometimes can only "know" mysteries through the Spirit teaching us and I am confident that I know where I came from and the potential for where I am going. I think it is good to learn all we can through science--our Creator controls science too after all. I do not have enough education in all things scientific to know if the science in this book made sense. I just accepted that the author did his homework.

iozxr's review against another edition

1.0

Meh.
I would not recommend this book to anyone who doesn’t already know and like the series or the author.
About half-way through the book, past the background and setup, the story started to feel hollow and the chapters became a slog to read.
Although I think the main story is interesting and perhaps sometimes fun, the other two hundred pages, or so, drags my overall impression down

spbailey9101's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

channonx's review against another edition

Good and informative but lacked the brilliance of other Dan Brown books

shanetaylor25's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

If you like Dan Brown books you’ll like this book, but after reading all of his books over my lifetime I found it to be a bit tiresome and predictable.

walkingreaderreview's review against another edition

informative mysterious 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

2.5