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A review by joanna1905
Inferno by Dan Brown
4.0
Another fabulous novel from Dan Brown! Inferno would probably have to be my second favorite book in the Robert Langdon series (The first being Angels and Demons).
The concept of this story - how to manage the overpopulation on an earth with finite resources - makes this his most through provoking and relevant book to date.
Langdon reprises his role as the loveable intellectual, who always finds time for a tiny bit of romance no matter the dire circumstances.
I particularly enjoyed the ending of this book as it strayed away from the typical 'professor saves the day' trope we've seen in his previous books. The reveal that it was not, in fact, a plague but an infertility virus was unexpected (especially since I saw the movie prior to reading the book - which for some reason was given a vastly different ending) and allowed for a somewhat bittersweet ending - as they did technically save the world from overpopulation...
I also adored Sienna's character (once again - Sienna's motives and ending is vastly different in the movie - something that continues to anger me), younger than Langdon's usual sidekicks they still work very well together and out of all the women he has shown some romantic interest in, Sienna is the one I would have liked to see him develop more of a relationship with.
All around a great read! Even if you've seen the movie, be sure to check out the book as it is by far superior and has a much better ending - and if you've read the book - the only real benefit of watching the movie is to see the legendary Tom Hanks pull of another phenomenal performance!
The concept of this story - how to manage the overpopulation on an earth with finite resources - makes this his most through provoking and relevant book to date.
Langdon reprises his role as the loveable intellectual, who always finds time for a tiny bit of romance no matter the dire circumstances.
I particularly enjoyed the ending of this book as it strayed away from the typical 'professor saves the day' trope we've seen in his previous books. The reveal that it was not, in fact, a plague but an infertility virus was unexpected (especially since I saw the movie prior to reading the book - which for some reason was given a vastly different ending) and allowed for a somewhat bittersweet ending - as they did technically save the world from overpopulation...
I also adored Sienna's character (once again - Sienna's motives and ending is vastly different in the movie - something that continues to anger me), younger than Langdon's usual sidekicks they still work very well together and out of all the women he has shown some romantic interest in, Sienna is the one I would have liked to see him develop more of a relationship with.
All around a great read! Even if you've seen the movie, be sure to check out the book as it is by far superior and has a much better ending - and if you've read the book - the only real benefit of watching the movie is to see the legendary Tom Hanks pull of another phenomenal performance!