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Origin: Thriller

Dan Brown

3.65 AVERAGE


Compared to the other Robert Langdon books, this one was quite disappointing. There wasn't even a proper antagonist. Frustrated, but I hope the next, if there will be one, will be better.
adventurous lighthearted fast-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

Much better than his last two, but I predicted the big reveal about 120 pages in.
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 because I felt the mystery elements were somewhat predictable but the discourse concerning science and religion was very thought provoking and intriguing. A delightful bonus was learning more about Gaudí and the more recent history of Spain.

Merged review:

I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 because I felt the mystery elements were somewhat predictable but the discourse concerning science and religion was very thought provoking and intriguing. A delightful bonus was learning more about Gaudí and the more recent history of Spain.

Merged review:

I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 because I felt the mystery elements were somewhat predictable but the discourse concerning science and religion was very thought provoking and intriguing. A delightful bonus was learning more about Gaudí and the more recent history of Spain.
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Nach langer Pause mal wieder einen Dan Brown gelesen und es ist immer noch das gleiche Prinzip: Super spannend zu lesen, man darf aber nicht näher drüber nachdenken.

Was mich hier gerade Anfangs sehr irritiert hat: Es geht um den Konflikt zwischen Religion und Wissenschaft und eine Enthüllung, die den Kampf zugunsten der Wissenschaft entscheiden wird. In Origin wird das unheimlich dramatisiert und ich frage mich ob die Irritationhier nur bei mir liegt: Religion spielt zumindest in meinem Umfeld jetzt schon keine Rolle mehr. Ein solch bahnbrechende Enthüllung ist also gar nicht mehr möglich. Aber durchaus möglich, dass das in Ländern wie Spanien oder den USA noch ganz anders gesehen wird.