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booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
This book has me sitting on the edge of my seat. I loved how it was so rooted in the history of the plague, all of the mysterious ventures into the depths of historical locations, and the tense ending.
bigjohnmac87's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely not as good as the others...was good, just not as good
maddustkitties's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really enjoying this series! A real page turner, and I love all the little pieces of information Dan Brown includes in the books.
tanjis's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
slow-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
3.0
ashs316's review against another edition
2.0
This is a true Goodreads 2 star- Inferno was ok. I read both The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons in basically one sitting each. I don't remember too much from The Lost Symbol, other than it also underwhelmed me. Inferno is somewhere in the middle.
It's a pretty well known fact that you don't read a Dan Brown novel for the prose, you read it for the historical and architectural descriptions and the twists (which you absolutely know are coming, but can't always tell which way he'll go). I enjoyed the tour of Florence and the guide through Dante's Inferno. And although I like the idea of the plot, I felt Brown went a little soft on the twists. It just wasn't as gripping as I was expecting and it took me about a week to get through- a really long time for a Brown novel.
It's a pretty well known fact that you don't read a Dan Brown novel for the prose, you read it for the historical and architectural descriptions and the twists (which you absolutely know are coming, but can't always tell which way he'll go). I enjoyed the tour of Florence and the guide through Dante's Inferno. And although I like the idea of the plot, I felt Brown went a little soft on the twists. It just wasn't as gripping as I was expecting and it took me about a week to get through- a really long time for a Brown novel.
marianatempest's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
bookwormtravels's review against another edition
2.0
Well I read Inferno last week. It took me a couple of days to read it. I loved Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons and I liked The Divinci Code but this one I just could not stay attached it. Usually when I am so captivated by a book I will find a way to keep reading it by any means. I went on vacation last week and was able to put this book down for 5 days and not go crazy that I did not finish it. I was 75% done with it then too.
I think it has to do with the amount of information Mr. Brown includes in the story which I feel is not really relevant. There are copious descriptions of paintings and occurrences which don’t really move the story forward. I felt myself going cross eyed with all the unnecessary filler stories.
Don’t get me wrong, the book is great, it is fact paced and action packed, but I think I missed something. At the end (please don’t read forward if you have not read the book already!) the virus has been released and it seems to me as if they are perfectly ok with a third of the world’s population being infertile. Can someone please explain to me why or how this is ok? I understand the need to control the population growth in the world but shouldn’t a person have a chance to decide if they can have even their first child? And you don’t know if you have been infected, you are just infertile. Maybe I should read the last few chapters again because to me it seems like this is not something to just leave hanging. She goes off with the leader of WHO to explain why the virus was released but no mention as to how to reverse it. hmm. I’m not sure I buy into this story.
This might be the last Dan Brown/Robert Langdon for me. Sone authors get to a point in a series where they have exhausted all their good writing in the first few best sellers and I believe that is the case here.
http://www.readyjenni.com
I think it has to do with the amount of information Mr. Brown includes in the story which I feel is not really relevant. There are copious descriptions of paintings and occurrences which don’t really move the story forward. I felt myself going cross eyed with all the unnecessary filler stories.
Don’t get me wrong, the book is great, it is fact paced and action packed, but I think I missed something. At the end (please don’t read forward if you have not read the book already!) the virus has been released and it seems to me as if they are perfectly ok with a third of the world’s population being infertile. Can someone please explain to me why or how this is ok? I understand the need to control the population growth in the world but shouldn’t a person have a chance to decide if they can have even their first child? And you don’t know if you have been infected, you are just infertile. Maybe I should read the last few chapters again because to me it seems like this is not something to just leave hanging. She goes off with the leader of WHO to explain why the virus was released but no mention as to how to reverse it. hmm. I’m not sure I buy into this story.
This might be the last Dan Brown/Robert Langdon for me. Sone authors get to a point in a series where they have exhausted all their good writing in the first few best sellers and I believe that is the case here.
http://www.readyjenni.com
puroaino's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
0_meridian's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5