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Might have been cheesy and slightly predictable, but still action packed and loved it.
Cheesy at points with a semi-unsatisfactory ending (hence my inability to give it five stars), but I have to give this man credit: He does his research on just about everything. Brown even managed to include mention of texts I've used in my own art history classes. I especially appreciated his final words; clever and probably looked over by quite a few readers.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
erm why they normalizing depopulation
Like the rest of the Langdon books, it was ridiculous. Too much action packed into too short a time, and too much action for an old man like that to survive. But still I read them, because they're FUN!
I think this is the best Dan Brown book I've read so far!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dan Brown has yet to write a Robert Langdon book that I dislike. The Lost Symbol has been my least favorite so far, but that had a lot to do with how boring I think American History. I also still enjoyed it.
Inferno was definitely a good read. It was face paced just like all of Robert Langdon's adventures. A great mixture of history, legend, and action. I always love the way Brown brings history into the present in a real way that doesn't seem like he's forcing it. I feel like I could go to anyone of these places and find all the little secrets and treasures the characters do. That's probably because I could mostly, but that's not the point.
I'm not terribly familiar with Dante's Inferno, so this book gave me a really good look at the classic work in a way that didn't bore the holy cheese and crackers out of me which is really easy to do with classic literature and history. I loved the big twist on this one. Well, there were a few, but all of them were pretty solid. Just like the Da Vinci Code, Inferno twists your perspective on something. The views discussed regarding overpopulation are not only interesting, but make you really think about the state of the world.
Overall, not Brown's best Langdon adventure, but certainly not his worst, and definitely worth the read if you like the others.
Inferno was definitely a good read. It was face paced just like all of Robert Langdon's adventures. A great mixture of history, legend, and action. I always love the way Brown brings history into the present in a real way that doesn't seem like he's forcing it. I feel like I could go to anyone of these places and find all the little secrets and treasures the characters do. That's probably because I could mostly, but that's not the point.
I'm not terribly familiar with Dante's Inferno, so this book gave me a really good look at the classic work in a way that didn't bore the holy cheese and crackers out of me which is really easy to do with classic literature and history. I loved the big twist on this one. Well, there were a few, but all of them were pretty solid. Just like the Da Vinci Code, Inferno twists your perspective on something. The views discussed regarding overpopulation are not only interesting, but make you really think about the state of the world.
Overall, not Brown's best Langdon adventure, but certainly not his worst, and definitely worth the read if you like the others.
Inferno is a novel published in 2013 by author Dan Brown, and is the fourth installment of the "Angels & Demons" series with the main character of college professor Robert Langton. My rating may appear low to some but keep in mind I have not read any earlier entries of the series. Robert Langton wakes up in a hospital in Florence with no memory of the past couple of days. When he is attacked by an assassin, he and young doctor Sienna Brooks must flee and decipher numerous codes linked to Dante's "Inferno" to discover a scientist's plan to reduce the population. To start, this book was very exciting and it was interesting to discover how the events occurring in the book were directly linked to Dante's "Inferno." I really enjoyed the character of Sienna Brooks, especially when it is revealed that she knows more than she had initially led others to believe. There are some very gripping passages, particularly the numerous chase sequences. This novel has many real world themes, including government corruption and trust, both of which are explored through the course of the novel. The theme of trust is mainly explored in the relationship between Robert and Sienna. As the novel goes on, Robert realizes that Sienna knows more than he does, but he trusts her enough to make the right decisions. Corruption of government is mentioned during the villainous plot to drastically reduce the population. The reason I have rated this novel three out of five stars (I would rate this book three and a half if the program allowed it) is for two main reasons. The first is I unfortunately did not find the main character of Robert Langton to be very compelling. This was because he was perceived as almost flawless throughout the novel and in order for me to connect to a character as a reader, I need to relate to him or her. I can better relate to a character who must overcome differences and have their traits evolve over time. My other complaint with this novel is that it is much more interesting when the events are occurring in Langton and Sienna's point of view. When side characters are introduced with little to no backstory, readers don't find them as interesting as the leads. Had Langton struggled a bit more and had to overcome hardships that he couldn't solve in minutes and had the novel been in his and Sienna's point of view, this rating would be much higher.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated