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shermanberry's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this thriller. I hesitate to use the word formulaic but suffice to say if you like the other Robert Langdon novels you'll like this one. Some good twists and some thought provoking passages about the Earth being overpopulated.
ritahl's review against another edition
2.0
Dan Brown has proved again that he has the talent to repeatedly write same old stuff and sell them.
Just I'm not buying anymore.
Just I'm not buying anymore.
maria_clara03's review against another edition
3.0
Interessante. Os personagens não são maus, a história não é péssima, mas por vezes parece que avançamos capítulos inteiros sem se passar nada de muito relevante. Gostei do desenlace da história. Foi, para mim, a parte mais interessante do livro e que mais me entusiasmou.
bexlrose's review against another edition
2.0
This is a hard book to review because it was very more-ish and there's a fair bit to enjoy about it. However, the writing is very basic. If this was a book in the YA genre, I think I'd give it 4 stars, but since it's aimed at an adult audience, it gets 2 from me.
Dan Brown doesn't give his readers any credit to be able to think for themselves or infer any subtext. He spells absolutely everything out for us and it feels so dumbed-down to the point of condescension.
The ending really pissed me off too as it's so neatly wrapped in a bow in a way that no real life situations are, especially ones dealing with such complex themes as this.
The subject matter is worthwhile, and I'm glad that a populist author like Dan Brown chose to tackle the over-population crisis. I would have hoped that it would have made some waves, but unfortunately not.
I'm not sorry I read it, it was enjoyable and not a waste of my time, but some of my time was spent slightly meanly laughing at it because of how dumb it was and how little it expects of its readers.
Dan Brown doesn't give his readers any credit to be able to think for themselves or infer any subtext. He spells absolutely everything out for us and it feels so dumbed-down to the point of condescension.
The ending really pissed me off too as it's so neatly wrapped in a bow in a way that no real life situations are, especially ones dealing with such complex themes as this.
The subject matter is worthwhile, and I'm glad that a populist author like Dan Brown chose to tackle the over-population crisis. I would have hoped that it would have made some waves, but unfortunately not.
I'm not sorry I read it, it was enjoyable and not a waste of my time, but some of my time was spent slightly meanly laughing at it because of how dumb it was and how little it expects of its readers.
bookish2024's review against another edition
3.0
It took more than 200-250 pages before this books started to get remotely exciting. There were a couple plot twits I really wasn't expecting, but for the most part, every chapter ending in a cliff hanger is getting old. There was also so much Italian in this book that it was annoying. I understand that's where the book takes places is in Italy, but come on!
cerisecarrot's review against another edition
4.0
Probably more a 3.5. A bit close to home at the moment.
maddies_bookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0