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lifenomad2's review against another edition
4.0
Started it in 2018 but years later (2022) managed to actually read it fully, after a long reading slump.
TLDR of it is that I do recommend it, but the book is not one of his best works. My fave will forever be Inception. Shame they ruined the movie as they changed its ending :’) …
There may be small spoilers, but here goes:
Forgot to mention something (for non English speakers, reading the book in English) > there are times where a lot of fancy words are used and, if you are not familiar with the words (I had to jot them down and explain them) the book is quite hard to read. A ton sht of details too, that kinda took the fun out of the adventure.
DB was, is and will always be my favorite. The way he writes, keeping you in suspense and keeping the chapters short, is what attracted me the most. towards him. I have read every DB book out there, and enjoyed all.
Now, in regards to Origins, while I do have the same ideas as DB does, I can’t say that it was as brilliant as his other books. Heck, at one point towards the end, I got completely lost in all the details. Being a non English speaker does not help either, but thankfully I had highlights and Google to help with words I could not understand.
While there are a ton of characters, they are easy to remember as their names is not used too often and, if used, somehow it is not a clutter of names so you can get lost.
Characters are well defined and I even got to have a favorite: Winston. Reminds me A LOT of Wheatley from Portal xD If they ever make the movie, hope they hire the same voice actor.
There always has to be a woman in DB’s books, yet poor Langdon is still single xD Either he has a tremendous bad luck (join the club) or he is too busy saving the world each time (would be a good excuse)
Everything happens in the beautiful Barcelona, and I highlighted a ton of places that I could visit in the future. The details, while MANY, everything is beautifully described.
I also found a ton of quotes that I can relate to, and love that he was quite frank about his views on religion. Not dismissing it, but not putting it on a pedestal either.
At one point I really through he is trying to get sponsored by Tesla cause damn….. come on Dan.
Overall, it is an enjoyable book, but Edmond’s speech was a tiny bit too much, ngl xD
Merged review:
Started it in 2018 but years later (2022) managed to actually read it fully, after a long reading slump.
TLDR of it is that I do recommend it, but the book is not one of his best works. My fave will forever be Inception. Shame they ruined the movie as they changed its ending :’) …
There may be small spoilers, but here goes:
Forgot to mention something (for non English speakers, reading the book in English) > there are times where a lot of fancy words are used and, if you are not familiar with the words (I had to jot them down and explain them) the book is quite hard to read. A ton sht of details too, that kinda took the fun out of the adventure.
DB was, is and will always be my favorite. The way he writes, keeping you in suspense and keeping the chapters short, is what attracted me the most. towards him. I have read every DB book out there, and enjoyed all.
Now, in regards to Origins, while I do have the same ideas as DB does, I can’t say that it was as brilliant as his other books. Heck, at one point towards the end, I got completely lost in all the details. Being a non English speaker does not help either, but thankfully I had highlights and Google to help with words I could not understand.
While there are a ton of characters, they are easy to remember as their names is not used too often and, if used, somehow it is not a clutter of names so you can get lost.
Characters are well defined and I even got to have a favorite: Winston. Reminds me A LOT of Wheatley from Portal xD If they ever make the movie, hope they hire the same voice actor.
There always has to be a woman in DB’s books, yet poor Langdon is still single xD Either he has a tremendous bad luck (join the club) or he is too busy saving the world each time (would be a good excuse)
Everything happens in the beautiful Barcelona, and I highlighted a ton of places that I could visit in the future. The details, while MANY, everything is beautifully described.
I also found a ton of quotes that I can relate to, and love that he was quite frank about his views on religion. Not dismissing it, but not putting it on a pedestal either.
At one point I really through he is trying to get sponsored by Tesla cause damn….. come on Dan.
Overall, it is an enjoyable book, but Edmond’s speech was a tiny bit too much, ngl xD
TLDR of it is that I do recommend it, but the book is not one of his best works. My fave will forever be Inception. Shame they ruined the movie as they changed its ending :’) …
There may be small spoilers, but here goes:
Forgot to mention something (for non English speakers, reading the book in English) > there are times where a lot of fancy words are used and, if you are not familiar with the words (I had to jot them down and explain them) the book is quite hard to read. A ton sht of details too, that kinda took the fun out of the adventure.
DB was, is and will always be my favorite. The way he writes, keeping you in suspense and keeping the chapters short, is what attracted me the most. towards him. I have read every DB book out there, and enjoyed all.
Now, in regards to Origins, while I do have the same ideas as DB does, I can’t say that it was as brilliant as his other books. Heck, at one point towards the end, I got completely lost in all the details. Being a non English speaker does not help either, but thankfully I had highlights and Google to help with words I could not understand.
While there are a ton of characters, they are easy to remember as their names is not used too often and, if used, somehow it is not a clutter of names so you can get lost.
Characters are well defined and I even got to have a favorite: Winston. Reminds me A LOT of Wheatley from Portal xD If they ever make the movie, hope they hire the same voice actor.
There always has to be a woman in DB’s books, yet poor Langdon is still single xD Either he has a tremendous bad luck (join the club) or he is too busy saving the world each time (would be a good excuse)
Everything happens in the beautiful Barcelona, and I highlighted a ton of places that I could visit in the future. The details, while MANY, everything is beautifully described.
I also found a ton of quotes that I can relate to, and love that he was quite frank about his views on religion. Not dismissing it, but not putting it on a pedestal either.
At one point I really through he is trying to get sponsored by Tesla cause damn….. come on Dan.
Overall, it is an enjoyable book, but Edmond’s speech was a tiny bit too much, ngl xD
Merged review:
Started it in 2018 but years later (2022) managed to actually read it fully, after a long reading slump.
TLDR of it is that I do recommend it, but the book is not one of his best works. My fave will forever be Inception. Shame they ruined the movie as they changed its ending :’) …
There may be small spoilers, but here goes:
Forgot to mention something (for non English speakers, reading the book in English) > there are times where a lot of fancy words are used and, if you are not familiar with the words (I had to jot them down and explain them) the book is quite hard to read. A ton sht of details too, that kinda took the fun out of the adventure.
DB was, is and will always be my favorite. The way he writes, keeping you in suspense and keeping the chapters short, is what attracted me the most. towards him. I have read every DB book out there, and enjoyed all.
Now, in regards to Origins, while I do have the same ideas as DB does, I can’t say that it was as brilliant as his other books. Heck, at one point towards the end, I got completely lost in all the details. Being a non English speaker does not help either, but thankfully I had highlights and Google to help with words I could not understand.
While there are a ton of characters, they are easy to remember as their names is not used too often and, if used, somehow it is not a clutter of names so you can get lost.
Characters are well defined and I even got to have a favorite: Winston. Reminds me A LOT of Wheatley from Portal xD If they ever make the movie, hope they hire the same voice actor.
There always has to be a woman in DB’s books, yet poor Langdon is still single xD Either he has a tremendous bad luck (join the club) or he is too busy saving the world each time (would be a good excuse)
Everything happens in the beautiful Barcelona, and I highlighted a ton of places that I could visit in the future. The details, while MANY, everything is beautifully described.
I also found a ton of quotes that I can relate to, and love that he was quite frank about his views on religion. Not dismissing it, but not putting it on a pedestal either.
At one point I really through he is trying to get sponsored by Tesla cause damn….. come on Dan.
Overall, it is an enjoyable book, but Edmond’s speech was a tiny bit too much, ngl xD
stalxwj's review against another edition
5.0
One of the reasons i love his books is because it transports me to another country, describing places i never knew about, adding new places to my bucket list.
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One of the reasons i love his books is because it transports me to another country, describing places i never knew about, adding new places to my bucket list.
Merged review:
One of the reasons i love his books is because it transports me to another country, describing places i never knew about, adding new places to my bucket list.
oiranzinho's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
talvez pq a temática seja mais do meu interesse, mas esse livro com certeza foi o melhor q ja li desse homem. quem nao gosta é pq cria mais expectativa do q aceita o q o livro eh
dreamingmalady's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
huffeatermelly's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
ajudeholbert87's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely not as good as the other Robert Langdon books, in my opinion.
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Definitely not as good as the other Robert Langdon books, in my opinion.
Merged review:
Definitely not as good as the other Robert Langdon books, in my opinion.
Merged review:
Definitely not as good as the other Robert Langdon books, in my opinion.
Merged review:
Definitely not as good as the other Robert Langdon books, in my opinion.
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
5.0
Guilty pleasure, 5star recommended page-turner of a book!
It follows the same formula or blueprint as the other books about Robert Langdon: namely someone gets killed, or something awful happens and Langdon has to discover who what when or whatever together with an always good looking female, but no sex, little or no romance usually, this time there is a little romance. Most times the couple is under time pressure and has to act so fast, they skip sleeping, eating and a lot of times bathrooms breaks - except then something significant happens in a bathroom (I seem to remember that from the Da Vinci Code). Ok, maybe I exaggerate, but basically that is the plot-structure in these books. Sounds boring? It is anything but, as with Inferno, #04 in the series, this book has themes which concern us all, and it delivers a lot of food for thought, also, staying mostly in one big area in Spain, not as much background noise of historical descriptions as in the last books, or maybe because it was more interesting to me, in the other books I skimmed these passages, as I think they where rather boring and most times did nothing for the story for me.
Hope this gets filmed, as the other books about Robert Langdon.
Not wanting to spoil anything, I cannot really say more, except that again, this book has a deep view of Religion and shows some of the things which went wrong. Also shows all sites of the trouble some have with Religion and its believes, juxtaposed with Science and what is troubling there.
What little there is of love, there is also Gay love, nicely integrated.
Two of the main twists (the main baddy, later named the Regent) I guessed early on, both where confirmed pretty late in the book.
Would have been a fast read, but some things made me think, so I took more time and I might look up some more info about places, art, architecture, which will also take time. As with the last book, I would like a link section so I could look at everything online (a virtual gallery might even exist, but I have to search for it).
Highly recommended, a fast page-turner and guilty pleasure standing high above others with the brain fodder it delivers.
It follows the same formula or blueprint as the other books about Robert Langdon: namely someone gets killed, or something awful happens and Langdon has to discover who what when or whatever together with an always good looking female, but no sex, little or no romance usually, this time there is a little romance. Most times the couple is under time pressure and has to act so fast, they skip sleeping, eating and a lot of times bathrooms breaks - except then something significant happens in a bathroom (I seem to remember that from the Da Vinci Code). Ok, maybe I exaggerate, but basically that is the plot-structure in these books. Sounds boring? It is anything but, as with Inferno, #04 in the series, this book has themes which concern us all, and it delivers a lot of food for thought, also, staying mostly in one big area in Spain, not as much background noise of historical descriptions as in the last books, or maybe because it was more interesting to me, in the other books I skimmed these passages, as I think they where rather boring and most times did nothing for the story for me.
Hope this gets filmed, as the other books about Robert Langdon.
Not wanting to spoil anything, I cannot really say more, except that again, this book has a deep view of Religion and shows some of the things which went wrong. Also shows all sites of the trouble some have with Religion and its believes, juxtaposed with Science and what is troubling there.
What little there is of love, there is also Gay love, nicely integrated.
Two of the main twists (the main baddy, later named the Regent) I guessed early on, both where confirmed pretty late in the book.
Would have been a fast read, but some things made me think, so I took more time and I might look up some more info about places, art, architecture, which will also take time. As with the last book, I would like a link section so I could look at everything online (a virtual gallery might even exist, but I have to search for it).
Highly recommended, a fast page-turner and guilty pleasure standing high above others with the brain fodder it delivers.
mandyu's review against another edition
1.0
What a huge disappointment after waiting 4 years for this book! I have loved all of Dan Brown's books, but this was the most annoying book to read. The premise of this book was fantastic, but it wasn't developed. By the time they got to releasing the video that the book was building to, I just didn't care anymore. It was just a string of know-it-all statements strung together to make it seem like it was clever. I actually believe that Dan Brown had a bunch of interesting facts written down that he wanted to put into a book, so he built a story around them. Then, he got to the end, looked at his list and realized that he wasn't able to work the FedEx arrow into the "story" itself, so he just threw it in as an "odd fact" and called it a book. It's really sad that my favorite character in the book was Winston, a talking computer. Dan Brown needs to be done with Robert Langdon. It's time. I would read another non-Langdon book, if he were to come out with another stand-alone like Digital Fortress or Deception Point. But, this is my last Langdon book.
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What a huge disappointment after waiting 4 years for this book! I have loved all of Dan Brown's books, but this was the most annoying book to read. The premise of this book was fantastic, but it wasn't developed. By the time they got to releasing the video that the book was building to, I just didn't care anymore. It was just a string of know-it-all statements strung together to make it seem like it was clever. I actually believe that Dan Brown had a bunch of interesting facts written down that he wanted to put into a book, so he built a story around them. Then, he got to the end, looked at his list and realized that he wasn't able to work the FedEx arrow into the "story" itself, so he just threw it in as an "odd fact" and called it a book. It's really sad that my favorite character in the book was Winston, a talking computer. Dan Brown needs to be done with Robert Langdon. It's time. I would read another non-Langdon book, if he were to come out with another stand-alone like Digital Fortress or Deception Point. But, this is my last Langdon book.
Merged review:
What a huge disappointment after waiting 4 years for this book! I have loved all of Dan Brown's books, but this was the most annoying book to read. The premise of this book was fantastic, but it wasn't developed. By the time they got to releasing the video that the book was building to, I just didn't care anymore. It was just a string of know-it-all statements strung together to make it seem like it was clever. I actually believe that Dan Brown had a bunch of interesting facts written down that he wanted to put into a book, so he built a story around them. Then, he got to the end, looked at his list and realized that he wasn't able to work the FedEx arrow into the "story" itself, so he just threw it in as an "odd fact" and called it a book. It's really sad that my favorite character in the book was Winston, a talking computer. Dan Brown needs to be done with Robert Langdon. It's time. I would read another non-Langdon book, if he were to come out with another stand-alone like Digital Fortress or Deception Point. But, this is my last Langdon book.
interphantom's review against another edition
1.0
Sad to say, but this is the last Dan Brown book I'll be reading. While he was never the deepest of writers, his books are getting to be less of a fun read and more of a chore. This book was horribly predictable, and the standard Dan Brown formula. What used to be "a-ha" concepts were more of a "oh... huh... ok" in this book. Its gotten to the point where I think he throws a dart at a map, pulls up Wikipedia and gathers random facts about that area, then builds a story against Catholicism around it all. Its odd to be reading a pretty shallow adventure story then be hit with a paragraph with encyclopedic information about something Langdon has come across. The photographic memory shtick is getting overused.
Merged review:
Sad to say, but this is the last Dan Brown book I'll be reading. While he was never the deepest of writers, his books are getting to be less of a fun read and more of a chore. This book was horribly predictable, and the standard Dan Brown formula. What used to be "a-ha" concepts were more of a "oh... huh... ok" in this book. Its gotten to the point where I think he throws a dart at a map, pulls up Wikipedia and gathers random facts about that area, then builds a story against Catholicism around it all. Its odd to be reading a pretty shallow adventure story then be hit with a paragraph with encyclopedic information about something Langdon has come across. The photographic memory shtick is getting overused.
Merged review:
Sad to say, but this is the last Dan Brown book I'll be reading. While he was never the deepest of writers, his books are getting to be less of a fun read and more of a chore. This book was horribly predictable, and the standard Dan Brown formula. What used to be "a-ha" concepts were more of a "oh... huh... ok" in this book. Its gotten to the point where I think he throws a dart at a map, pulls up Wikipedia and gathers random facts about that area, then builds a story against Catholicism around it all. Its odd to be reading a pretty shallow adventure story then be hit with a paragraph with encyclopedic information about something Langdon has come across. The photographic memory shtick is getting overused.
Merged review:
Sad to say, but this is the last Dan Brown book I'll be reading. While he was never the deepest of writers, his books are getting to be less of a fun read and more of a chore. This book was horribly predictable, and the standard Dan Brown formula. What used to be "a-ha" concepts were more of a "oh... huh... ok" in this book. Its gotten to the point where I think he throws a dart at a map, pulls up Wikipedia and gathers random facts about that area, then builds a story against Catholicism around it all. Its odd to be reading a pretty shallow adventure story then be hit with a paragraph with encyclopedic information about something Langdon has come across. The photographic memory shtick is getting overused.
Merged review:
Sad to say, but this is the last Dan Brown book I'll be reading. While he was never the deepest of writers, his books are getting to be less of a fun read and more of a chore. This book was horribly predictable, and the standard Dan Brown formula. What used to be "a-ha" concepts were more of a "oh... huh... ok" in this book. Its gotten to the point where I think he throws a dart at a map, pulls up Wikipedia and gathers random facts about that area, then builds a story against Catholicism around it all. Its odd to be reading a pretty shallow adventure story then be hit with a paragraph with encyclopedic information about something Langdon has come across. The photographic memory shtick is getting overused.