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kelreading's review against another edition
5.0
Great read. This is me second favorite from this series after Angels and Demons. As always, there were a lot of twist and turns in the book, but that is the reason that I enjoyed reading Dan's Brown's book. It keeps you on your toes and don't want to put the book you are reading.
angela_fi13's review against another edition
4.0
No estaba muy segura sobre este libro. Las reseñas en este sitio van desde una hasta 5 estrellas, así que no esperaba mucho, sin embargo a mí me gustó. Le di cuatro estrellas porque no ha sido mi favorito, pero si disfrutas le arte muy probablemente te va a gustar, sus constantes alusiones a obras de arte y arquitectura hacen que realmente disfrutes de su lectura. Aunque no conozco Italia siento que conocí una parte maravillosa a través de este libro.
jonlewis's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fairly typical Dan Brown book with all of the "necessary" twists and turns. It was a fine read and a nice way to fill some hours but at this point the guy really is writing off of a checklist it seems. I know DaVinci and Angels & Demons follow the same basic structure but I found them more enjoyable, possibly because they delved a tad deeper into the art and history. I'd rate both of them higher than this with The Lost Symbol coming in after them but before this book. I won't go into a point by point plot synopsis but, bottom line, if you like Brown's stuff, you'll like this. Perhaps not as much as the others but it gets the job done.
evoss14's review against another edition
5.0
What a fun and haunting thriller! I finished Demonology just before beginning this book, so I was ready to emerge myself in more. The commonality between these books is their connection to literature - Demonology to Milton's Paradise Lost and Inferno to Dante's Inferno. Inferno is not so much about demons, but chase and exploration to save the world from potential destruction. I do enjoy the recurring character, Robert Langdon, in Brown's books. Like a nerdier Indiana Jones solving academic puzzles to save the day. Full of twists and turns - trust no one! For me, Inferno raised more moral and ethical questions that plagued me (pun intended...you'll get it if you read it) throughout the book. A little bit scary if you really consider how close we can be to destroying our world and environment! Fun, fast paced read!
pjb_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Finally someone that doesn't put a taboo on overpopulation :-)
toc's review against another edition
3.0
Overall I found this a better book than any previous Dan Brown book I've encountered. Mainly because I have the feeling that all of the historical and literary facts are indeed true. Even with my limited knowledge I was able to follow the clues and guess some of the results, which is what makes these kind of stories interesting for me.
The suspense of the story instead hangs on traditional techniques of misdirection hidden motives of the characters. And the ending was indeed satisfying and left nothing unexplained. If this was a first or second novel I would say "Bravo!"
A personal suggestion: Never, ever, allow yourself to read Digital Fortress which exhibits all the worse traits Brown has. The facts in that book were so distorted that one of his consulting experts felt compelled to publish a retraction explaining what he really said. And the plot twists are so hideous. SPOILER ALERT: One example of such a twist was when a linguistics expert and ancient language scholar was unable to recognize a common Latin saying written in, get this, Latin.
The suspense of the story instead hangs on traditional techniques of misdirection hidden motives of the characters. And the ending was indeed satisfying and left nothing unexplained. If this was a first or second novel I would say "Bravo!"
A personal suggestion: Never, ever, allow yourself to read Digital Fortress which exhibits all the worse traits Brown has. The facts in that book were so distorted that one of his consulting experts felt compelled to publish a retraction explaining what he really said. And the plot twists are so hideous. SPOILER ALERT: One example of such a twist was when a linguistics expert and ancient language scholar was unable to recognize a common Latin saying written in, get this, Latin.
lanooo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0