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lakshmi_sekhar's review against another edition
2.0
Finally,I finished the book.It took about 3 months to complete the book.Dan Browns writing style is following the same pattern..Nothing changed.Someone chasing Langdon,Unnecessary romance..
shadowauror's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting read... not the page turner as other Dan Brown books, but a very good book indeed..
The ideas mentioned in the book, the imminent disaster that is waiting us in this world is very real, and solution too… (not mentioning it to keep the suspense for those who have not read it yet)
The ideas mentioned in the book, the imminent disaster that is waiting us in this world is very real, and solution too… (not mentioning it to keep the suspense for those who have not read it yet)
brookegrogers's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a great story. My only concern was that Dan Brown seem to spend more time explaining historical aspects of the locations than explaining the story. But once he got back to the plot of things the story was amazing. Kudos to Dan Brown for another great story!
sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
3.0
Dan Brown at his usual best, with Lagdon on the run with a beautiful girl to save their lives and the world. A great paget turner.
dsims93's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
smurfenijsje's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.25
traducienta's review against another edition
5.0
Dan Brown es un genio y este libro fue unputdownable para mi. No podía dejar de leer.
beaktastic's review against another edition
4.0
I've read all of Dan Brown's books, so I knew roughly what to expect from this latest installment in the Robert Langdon series. I was a little anxious as I loved Angels & Demons (A&D) and The Da Vinci Code (DVC) but was massively disappointed by The Lost Symbol (as stated in my review).
In Inferno, Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital in Florence, Italy, with absolutely no memory of the last two days and knowing only that someone is out to kill him. He must trust young doctor Sienna Brooks as he follows his eerie visions of a silver-haired woman standing over a river of writing bodies who tells him to 'seek and find'. He doesn't know what he must find, but it seems to be closely linked to the work of Dante, and his Inferno...
I actually really enjoyed this book. It starts of en media res with Langdon waking up in hospital and he is soon thrown into a race across Florence trying to solve various riddles while evading the people trying to capture/kill him. Because it starts in the middle of the action and you don't know what is going on due to Langdon's amnesia, I became gripped really quickly and wanted to carry on reading to find out what happens next. I'll admit my attention waned a bit in the middle but it picked up again in the last quarter of the book, and the ending really saved this book for me. It was really dramatic and exciting, although I'm not entirely sure about certain aspects of the ending:
If you've read any other Dan Brown books though you'll know exactly what to expect from this one. Langdon is the same as he usually is, knowing everything he possible could need to to solve the mystery - what a lovely coincidence. And again this book involves a race across a city (European again this time) trying to solve riddles and mysteries. It's very similar to his other books so if you're looking for something original, then this is not it. Having said that, I didn't mind particularly and I liked the slight change up with the en media res beginning and I felt it shook things up a little. It got me hooked early.
But I am a bit sick of Langdon. Dan Brown continues to use him because of the popularity of DVC and A&D, but it's just a bit silly really that Langdon just happens to know pretty much every possible bit of information he could need to solve these mysteries. It just seems a bit lazy to me, and I wish Brown could write a mystery like this but with a radically different main character who isn't similar to Langdon. Brown does have a formula for writing his books (despite how much he says he doesn't) but having hated The Lost Symbol I think because of it's American setting, I kinda don't want him to deviate it from it too much. I would like to see a totally different narrative, but I still think European based mysteries appeal more to me, maybe just because Europe has a lot more history than America. I dunno.
It seemed well researched and was saturated with information and history (perhaps too much though, I did get bored with constant descriptions of things and their history). Although I have heard that Dan Brown doesn't actually do as much research and isn't as accurate as you might think, which I can see how that could be true. But as I don't know a lot about Dante or Florence or anything else really covered in the novel I can't really comment on that myself.
Overall, it's a good enough book if you like Dan Brown and aren't hoping for anything especially original. I enjoyed it enough.
In Inferno, Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital in Florence, Italy, with absolutely no memory of the last two days and knowing only that someone is out to kill him. He must trust young doctor Sienna Brooks as he follows his eerie visions of a silver-haired woman standing over a river of writing bodies who tells him to 'seek and find'. He doesn't know what he must find, but it seems to be closely linked to the work of Dante, and his Inferno...
I actually really enjoyed this book. It starts of en media res with Langdon waking up in hospital and he is soon thrown into a race across Florence trying to solve various riddles while evading the people trying to capture/kill him. Because it starts in the middle of the action and you don't know what is going on due to Langdon's amnesia, I became gripped really quickly and wanted to carry on reading to find out what happens next. I'll admit my attention waned a bit in the middle but it picked up again in the last quarter of the book, and the ending really saved this book for me. It was really dramatic and exciting, although I'm not entirely sure about certain aspects of the ending:
Spoiler
I wasn't sure about the idea that all of humanity has had their DNA changed so that 1/3 of us is now sterile. While it would resolve the issues and stuff and provides an ending that keeps everyone happy I guess, I dislike the idea that Dan Brown has 'changed' us all. I dunno, I just didn't like it. It was just too weird and dramatic I guess. Also: I hated the little kiss Sienna and Langdon had. I'm glad they didn't have a huge romance throughout the novel but the fact they had the kiss for a touch of romance was just... ugh.If you've read any other Dan Brown books though you'll know exactly what to expect from this one. Langdon is the same as he usually is, knowing everything he possible could need to to solve the mystery - what a lovely coincidence. And again this book involves a race across a city (European again this time) trying to solve riddles and mysteries. It's very similar to his other books so if you're looking for something original, then this is not it. Having said that, I didn't mind particularly and I liked the slight change up with the en media res beginning and I felt it shook things up a little. It got me hooked early.
But I am a bit sick of Langdon. Dan Brown continues to use him because of the popularity of DVC and A&D, but it's just a bit silly really that Langdon just happens to know pretty much every possible bit of information he could need to solve these mysteries. It just seems a bit lazy to me, and I wish Brown could write a mystery like this but with a radically different main character who isn't similar to Langdon. Brown does have a formula for writing his books (despite how much he says he doesn't) but having hated The Lost Symbol I think because of it's American setting, I kinda don't want him to deviate it from it too much. I would like to see a totally different narrative, but I still think European based mysteries appeal more to me, maybe just because Europe has a lot more history than America. I dunno.
It seemed well researched and was saturated with information and history (perhaps too much though, I did get bored with constant descriptions of things and their history). Although I have heard that Dan Brown doesn't actually do as much research and isn't as accurate as you might think, which I can see how that could be true. But as I don't know a lot about Dante or Florence or anything else really covered in the novel I can't really comment on that myself.
Overall, it's a good enough book if you like Dan Brown and aren't hoping for anything especially original. I enjoyed it enough.
zachnachazel's review against another edition
4.0
Unfortunately, if you've read one Dan Brown book, you've read them all. Fortunately, that holds true. Captivated by the first page I wasn't able to set this one down either. Predictable? Maybe. Enjoyable? Most definitely.
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
3.0
Started October 21st, 2013.
Guilty pleasure, but even then I waited for the price to drop, yesterday I saw that it has happened.
As usual I expect this to be a page-turner and I will read it as fast as possible.
Wow, bad surprise, this could have been a 2-star rating, where it not for the main theme of the book and nice twist in concluding it.
Without spoiling it, it is hard to say anything, so I will not.
This was nearly a case of tl;dr. As with some other authors, to mind come Jean-Christophe Grangé (I cannot find him to add a link, strange) and [a:James Patterson|3780|James Patterson|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1284492096p2/3780.jpg], the book could have been much shorter. And more gripping. Lately I found this often to be case with successful authors, where I think, they have a lecturer/publisher etc., why do these not tell them it is too long or boring?
My ebook shows 465 pages, for me that were at least 100 pages to many.
While I knew to expect countless details of boring places and history, in this book there was a lot which did nothing to further the plot and had nothing to do with the main storyline. Even a lot of the fact which where relevant I consider boring, but would have overlooked them like so many plot holes.
So for me this was no page-turner, it is not even a recommendation. Missing for me was a references section at the end of the book with further reading and sources, I greatly appreciate that in the books of [a:Michael Slade|52655|Michael Slade|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1236713148p2/52655.jpg]. Even a single Webpage with links would have been nice. But Google, as always helps there, you have to do the work yourself.
The problem and the supposed solution for mankind is a real one and for this alone another star, adding to 3, Dan Brown does not shrink away from horrifying truths.
Finished this late, nearly midnight, on Halloween, which seems fitting.
Guilty pleasure, but even then I waited for the price to drop, yesterday I saw that it has happened.
As usual I expect this to be a page-turner and I will read it as fast as possible.
Wow, bad surprise, this could have been a 2-star rating, where it not for the main theme of the book and nice twist in concluding it.
Without spoiling it, it is hard to say anything, so I will not.
This was nearly a case of tl;dr. As with some other authors, to mind come Jean-Christophe Grangé (I cannot find him to add a link, strange) and [a:James Patterson|3780|James Patterson|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1284492096p2/3780.jpg], the book could have been much shorter. And more gripping. Lately I found this often to be case with successful authors, where I think, they have a lecturer/publisher etc., why do these not tell them it is too long or boring?
My ebook shows 465 pages, for me that were at least 100 pages to many.
While I knew to expect countless details of boring places and history, in this book there was a lot which did nothing to further the plot and had nothing to do with the main storyline. Even a lot of the fact which where relevant I consider boring, but would have overlooked them like so many plot holes.
So for me this was no page-turner, it is not even a recommendation. Missing for me was a references section at the end of the book with further reading and sources, I greatly appreciate that in the books of [a:Michael Slade|52655|Michael Slade|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1236713148p2/52655.jpg]. Even a single Webpage with links would have been nice. But Google, as always helps there, you have to do the work yourself.
The problem and the supposed solution for mankind is a real one and for this alone another star, adding to 3, Dan Brown does not shrink away from horrifying truths.
Finished this late, nearly midnight, on Halloween, which seems fitting.