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absbia777's review against another edition
2.0
Robert Langdon's former student Edmond Kirsch is now a brilliant tech genius, who has invited Langdon to a lecture at the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain where he'll make an important announcement. But before he's able to reveal his discovery to the world, he comes to an untimely death. Now it's up to Langdon and museum director Ambra Vidal to unlock the secrets of Kirsch's earth-shattering discovery. This book was a lot less enjoyable than the others in the series, involving advanced artificial intelligence and modern art. It just didn't have the same feel as the rest of the series. I'm glad this is the last book for Robert Langdon, because this shtick is getting old.
librosamo's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed in this one. The overall plot lacked the pizazz of the earlier Langdon books (Inferno was pretty meh, too, tbh). The big reveals at the end were not amazing or spectacular and maybe that's because we're overwhelmed with the same basic idea in science fiction - no further details on that, as I won't spoil what that is in the storyline. Overall, I just wasn't engaged in this adventure, like I have been with the others. It felt like Brown took the same formulaic outline as his other books and tried to make it work here, except for me, it didn't. I hope that future books starring Langdon (who is one of my all time favorite characters) will find a piece of what made Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code so special.
jfjordan's review against another edition
5.0
I've been a fan of Dan Brown's books since "The Da Vinci Code" for two reasons.
One is because, as a writer, I admire Brown's ability to think up such complicated and imaginative scenarios and to write them so that a layman "gets it." The second reason is because his books always give me something to think about. He opens up new possibilities and arouses my curiosity to do further reading and research on the topics in his books.
I highly recommend "Origin."
Merged review:
I've been a fan of Dan Brown's books since "The Da Vinci Code" for two reasons.
One is because, as a writer, I admire Brown's ability to think up such complicated and imaginative scenarios and to write them so that a layman "gets it." The second reason is because his books always give me something to think about. He opens up new possibilities and arouses my curiosity to do further reading and research on the topics in his books.
I highly recommend "Origin."
One is because, as a writer, I admire Brown's ability to think up such complicated and imaginative scenarios and to write them so that a layman "gets it." The second reason is because his books always give me something to think about. He opens up new possibilities and arouses my curiosity to do further reading and research on the topics in his books.
I highly recommend "Origin."
Merged review:
I've been a fan of Dan Brown's books since "The Da Vinci Code" for two reasons.
One is because, as a writer, I admire Brown's ability to think up such complicated and imaginative scenarios and to write them so that a layman "gets it." The second reason is because his books always give me something to think about. He opens up new possibilities and arouses my curiosity to do further reading and research on the topics in his books.
I highly recommend "Origin."
ominousraven's review against another edition
3.0
I have very mixed feelings about this book. I loved Browns earlier books in the series. But the last two I felt were flat with unsatisfying endings. This one I’m torn over.
It is definitely entertaining and the first 50% of the book kept me in suspense. But, I felt the story just progressed a bit to slowly. It was anticlimactic and predictable.
I think I need more time to mull this one over.
It is definitely entertaining and the first 50% of the book kept me in suspense. But, I felt the story just progressed a bit to slowly. It was anticlimactic and predictable.
I think I need more time to mull this one over.
britt_isa's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
I had never read anything by the author before but this was definitely a fun read!
I had never read anything by the author before but this was definitely a fun read!
nzagalo's review against another edition
Não há muito para dizer, ou melhor, devo dizer que apesar de ter lido vários livros do autor, e por isso conhecer bem o seu método, foi desconcertante verificar como tudo neste livro se mantém tão igual a si mesmo. Desde os diálogos às descrições, dos acasos às ações, é tudo completamente igual aos seus anteriores livros. Não existe um rasgo de originalidade, claramente não se pretende criar nada de novo, apenas mais do mesmo porque se sabe, ou intui-se, que é isso que o público pretende.
Confesso que me parece muito pouco para alguém com capacidades demonstradas no contar de histórias, na elaboração do suspense e entrosamento de realidade e ficção. Entristece porque prefere usar essas capacidades para a repetição maquinal, em vez da procura de algo novo, algo que pudesse fazer avançar o seu próprio método. No fundo, Dan Brown é um artesão, não um artista.
Olhando ao conteúdo da história, que em alguns dos seus livros mais ligados à história da arte costumava ser bastante apelativo, confesso que já não chega, é mera cenoura. Se senti isto nas poucos páginas que li, quando intercalei com o "Order of Time" de Rovelli, pus-me a pensar, "mas porque raio hei-de estar a levar com centenas de páginas de mais do mesmo, apenas para descobrir a teoria mirabolante desenhada por Brown a propósito da criação". Se Brown tem algo para dizer, escreva um livro de não-ficção, se não tem, então vai ter de ser muito mais criativo e imaginativo para manter os seu leitores.
Confesso que me parece muito pouco para alguém com capacidades demonstradas no contar de histórias, na elaboração do suspense e entrosamento de realidade e ficção. Entristece porque prefere usar essas capacidades para a repetição maquinal, em vez da procura de algo novo, algo que pudesse fazer avançar o seu próprio método. No fundo, Dan Brown é um artesão, não um artista.
Olhando ao conteúdo da história, que em alguns dos seus livros mais ligados à história da arte costumava ser bastante apelativo, confesso que já não chega, é mera cenoura. Se senti isto nas poucos páginas que li, quando intercalei com o "Order of Time" de Rovelli, pus-me a pensar, "mas porque raio hei-de estar a levar com centenas de páginas de mais do mesmo, apenas para descobrir a teoria mirabolante desenhada por Brown a propósito da criação". Se Brown tem algo para dizer, escreva um livro de não-ficção, se não tem, então vai ter de ser muito mais criativo e imaginativo para manter os seu leitores.
skitson's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
laurenbiscombe's review
4.0
Very engrossing like all his others, with lots of interesting places and organizations to look up, and with plenty of exciting plot twists, but he’s definitely not the best at writing women. I was a bit disappointed by the much hyped announcement that was finally revealed at the end and I guessed the other main twist, so maybe I’ve read too many of these at this point, but I still enjoyed it.
the_sara_g's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lottie_c's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5