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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.
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.
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.
lunchmoneymomo's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
losthike's review against another edition
1.0
I gave up the book 48% into the Kindle edition. I mean, by 48%, I know what an awesome person Edmond Kirsch is, enough already, can we move on to the story? I kept turning the pages not because it was a page turner but in the hope that a Langdon story will proceed. Alas, no.
Merged review:
I gave up the book 48% into the Kindle edition. I mean, by 48%, I know what an awesome person Edmond Kirsch is, enough already, can we move on to the story? I kept turning the pages not because it was a page turner but in the hope that a Langdon story will proceed. Alas, no.
Merged review:
I gave up the book 48% into the Kindle edition. I mean, by 48%, I know what an awesome person Edmond Kirsch is, enough already, can we move on to the story? I kept turning the pages not because it was a page turner but in the hope that a Langdon story will proceed. Alas, no.
kingutis's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
He has a talent for writing in such a way that it is all believable and true.
sarthakluvindia's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
austin_ch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0