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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
Con éste libro le agarré el gusto a la lectura. Y lo agradezco. No podrá ser el mejor libro o que haya sido escrito por el mejor autor, pero me pareció fascinante la historia, tan cargada de emoción, llena de temas muy interesantes, tanto suspenso y misterio presente. No dejarás nunca de leerla hasta terminarla (sonó como las reseñas de los periódicos, já). Sin duda, un cinco estrellas.
Page turner.. but only with few pages... Dragging in the rest of the pages. Overall a good read.
This book didn't convince me. I mean, the history part and the thriller was ok. However, the truth about the villain was child's play, it was really predictable. And the last part: the conversation between Robert and Katherine... Sooooo boring. Crazy talk. The end didn't surprise me. I was expecting more.
Dan Brown doesn't disappoint. This book was just as good as The Da Vinci Code!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
I really enjoyed the first of the Robert Langdon books Demons and Angels, and thought it was excellent, and The Da Vinci Code was pretty good, but this book struck me as boring and repetitive. It was too focused on Langdon's 'attractiveness'and his ignorance of it, explaining why hi is now on romance number three in as many books, and the overdone stretch that was the plot. I finished it and thought, 'Well, 2/3, not bad' and ended the series with an overall opinion that it was good, but imagine my surprise when I realized that there was, in fact, going to be another book. The series should have ended with The Da Vinci Code, I will not be continuing the series.
June 15 Buddy Read with Steven and Melissa!
2-2.5 stars
In comparison with Angels & Demons and the Da Vinci Code, this book was disappointing to say the least. The ending felt extremely anticlimactic, and overall the book dragged ass and there were whole sections where I'm pretty sure I either spaced out or could have spaced out and not noticed a thing. I figured out the BIG REVEAL before the halfway mark-- does that mean I'm getting better at guessing or is this just a shitty book? Likely both. The whole Freemasons storyline was done so much better in National Treasure (which I'm now watching in an effort to cleanse myself of this book).
Okay, fine. We'll go slightly in-depth with our characters for a moment. WHY DID NO ONE CARE ABOUT TRISH?? That pissed me off. Katherine asked about her a few times and then there was no mention of her ever again, poor thing. Nice of you to pretend to care, Katherine.
And speaking of pretending to care, I was astounded that Peter could give Langdon a tour of DC and be so coherent after the rediscovery and second loss of his son. Prior that... I dunno, I always think that parents have a sixth sense about their kids. That in mind, I found it extremely implausible that Peter wouldn't recognize his own son in SOME capacity until the very end.
And Langdon... Langdon just comes off as pretentious and two-dimensional. Yes, he has a Mickey Mouse watch. Yes, he's extremely claustrophobic because of an incident that happened when he was a kid. Other than that, he doesn't have many defining characteristics (or else the rest get blotted out because those two things are rammed down the reader's throat CONSTANTLY). It's annoying.
2 stars, 2.5 if I want to be generous. Here's hoping Inferno is better.
2-2.5 stars
In comparison with Angels & Demons and the Da Vinci Code, this book was disappointing to say the least. The ending felt extremely anticlimactic, and overall the book dragged ass and there were whole sections where I'm pretty sure I either spaced out or could have spaced out and not noticed a thing. I figured out the BIG REVEAL before the halfway mark-- does that mean I'm getting better at guessing or is this just a shitty book? Likely both. The whole Freemasons storyline was done so much better in National Treasure (which I'm now watching in an effort to cleanse myself of this book).
Okay, fine. We'll go slightly in-depth with our characters for a moment. WHY DID NO ONE CARE ABOUT TRISH?? That pissed me off. Katherine asked about her a few times and then there was no mention of her ever again, poor thing. Nice of you to pretend to care, Katherine.
And speaking of pretending to care, I was astounded that Peter could give Langdon a tour of DC and be so coherent after the rediscovery and second loss of his son. Prior that... I dunno, I always think that parents have a sixth sense about their kids. That in mind, I found it extremely implausible that Peter wouldn't recognize his own son in SOME capacity until the very end.
And Langdon... Langdon just comes off as pretentious and two-dimensional. Yes, he has a Mickey Mouse watch. Yes, he's extremely claustrophobic because of an incident that happened when he was a kid. Other than that, he doesn't have many defining characteristics (or else the rest get blotted out because those two things are rammed down the reader's throat CONSTANTLY). It's annoying.
2 stars, 2.5 if I want to be generous. Here's hoping Inferno is better.
I have to say of this series this may be my least favorite book. It felt very jumpy and a lot of things seemed like coincidences. However, I was still anxious to finish it and figure out the mystery. It just did not seem as thought out as the other two...mainly Angels and Demons.
The overall plot of the book is good and hits quite close to home. My issue with the book stems from the fact that throughout the middle of the book it almost began to read like an art history book, which made me zone out and lose interest. It picked up momentum again towards the end luckily. If you can manage to stay awake during the art history section it'll make a good read. One thing I will say is Dan Brown sure does do his research!