madhurimamalla 's review for:

Inferno by Dan Brown
3.0

What I liked,
1. It's a fast paced book.
2. The plot keeps building and there's not one part which bores you.
3. The places, art mentioned and described. For example, he describes an art school and when I looked it up on Google maps (street view), it's just as the description.
4. There is a lot of research gone into the places and how to knit them into the plot. It's one thing which is appreciable about [a:Dan Brown|630|Dan Brown|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1206553442p2/630.jpg]. His other books [b:Angels and Demons|643301|Angels and Demons / The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #1-2)|Dan Brown|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1176671419s/643301.jpg|24585562],[b:Dan Vinci Code|56838|Dan Brown Boxed Set Digital Fortness / Deception Point / Angels and Demons / The Da Vinci Code|Dan Brown|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1170460216s/56838.jpg|24578621] shows this too.
5. The book ends with a message which is arrived at logically. There's no hokum.

What I didn't like,
1. All through the book there are elaborate descriptions, but some in the middle get a little draggy.
2. The last few chapters are a little dramatic especially the climax where Langdon is going to find the object.

Tips to enjoy the book:
1. Look for the Boticelli's map of hell online and look through it when reading the descriptions.
2. When Langdon is travelling, fire up Maps and the description gets visual thus sticking in your head. It also feels as though you're watching a movie!