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laurajordensharris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Genocide, Torture, War, Ableism, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse
cocacolor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Islamophobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, and Ableism
Moderate: Racial slurs
purplehulk713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Rape
greek_book_wanderer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Από άποψη γραφής θύμιζε πολύ το προηγούμενο βιβλίο του Brown, τον Κώδικα Ντα Βίντσι το οποίο είχα διαβάσει πριν από αυτό. Η αφήγηση ήταν ίδια, τριτοπρόσωπη, δίνοντας μία εικόνα για τις σκέψεις διαφόρων χαρακτήρων, βοηθώντας έτσι τον αναγνώστη να τους γνωρίσει καλύτερα. Η γραφή ήταν απλή, περιγραφική εκεί που έπρεπε και τα κεφάλαια ήταν μικρά και περνούσαν γρήγορα.
Κάτι το οποίο είδα να επαναλαμβάνεται, είναι η αδυναμία του συγγραφέα να δώσει περισσότερη «προσωπικότητα» στους πρωταγωνιστές. Τόσο ο Λάνγκτον, όσο και η σύμμαχος του, Βικτόρια Βέτρα ήταν αρκετά βαρετοί σε ορισμένα σημεία και δεν ένιωθα δέσιμο μαζί τους. Εξαιτίας του μεγάλου όγκου πληροφοριών και συμβολισμών που υπάρχουν στο βιβλίο, θεωρώ ότι εμποδίζεται η εξέλιξη των χαρακτήρων, οι οποίοι ήταν σαν ρομπότ. Για ακόμη μία φορά, το ενδιαφέρον μου στράφηκε στους δευτερεύοντες χαρακτήρες, από τους οποίους μερικοί ήταν πιο περίπλοκοι και (κατά εμέ) καλογραμμένοι.
Η πλοκή ήταν ενδιαφέρουσα και εκτυλισσόταν γρήγορα ενώ προσωπικά τη βρήκα περισσότερο ενδιαφέρουσα σε σχέση με το προηγούμενο βιβλίο. Υπήρχε παραπάνω δράση και η μάχη μεταξύ επιστήμης και θρησκείας μού κέντρισε περισσότερο το ενδιαφέρον. Η εξέλιξη των γεγονότων κινεί την περιέργεια του αναγνώστη, καθώς και τα cliffhangers σε ορισμένα κεφάλαια και οι ανατροπές αποτελούν την κορύφωση.
Είναι ένα ωραίο αστυνομικό θρίλερ, με το οποίο μπορεί να περάσει ευχάριστα η ώρα. Μην το αντιμετωπίσετε σαν ένα βιβλίο που θα σας ανοίξει τα μάτια, παρά σαν ένα ευχάριστο ανάγνωσμα. Αν δεν έχετε διαβάσει βιβλία του Dan Brown, είναι ένας ωραίος τρόπος να ξεκινήσετε.
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual violence
alexandramrtin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
obviously long but an enjoyable read, especially once things start coming together in the second half of the book
Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
On the other hand, I really dislike Brown's way of writing characters, everything from creating backstories interesting enough to describing them in present day and action. I mean, of course Robert Langdon is as perfect as Brown's wanted him to be (bet he created him as a perfect version of his own self), but oh god, ARE THERE MORE TO FEMALE CHARACTERS THAN THEIR BODIES? Obviously there should be, but I wouldn't recommend using Brown's books as a guide to writing women. Or, tbh, any other characters either, so very one-dimensional, stereotypical, (and even racist) he made them all (apart from Langdon ofc). Especially the assassin — his actions and overall villain-ness didn't frustrate me nowhere near as his personality was written to be.
So, overall the story was adventurous and entertaining if you just treat most of the chacters as "necessary implementers to the required actions" and ignore their personal traits. Wouldn't recommend if you dislike science and/or history.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
danteseffect's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gore
hollyrooker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Hate crime, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence
caro221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
The only poc were a camera Woman who got talked down to by a Rookie News Guy and a murderer/almost-rapist.....
Victoria lost her dad, got almost Killed, knocked Out almost raped and then she Just jumps Landon....
Landon got almost crushed, Shot, drowned, knocked Out, Fell from the Sky and then drowned almost again....
The plottwists Well I think at 2/3 that I suspect the CERN Guy, and the bretrayl from the guard came Out of nowhere
And Then Just everybody dies...nice
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Torture
loch_nesa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture