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A review by redentrapy
Inferno by Dan Brown
3.0
Ok so this book was a typical Dan Brown Robert Langon book. Truth be told I got very bored in parts of this book. That being said the descriptions of Italy, and Venice were incredible. I could literally picture the scenes.
The plot through me for a loop though. It was fun, entertaining, and the mystery was great to try and figure out but the actual plot line was too far-fetched to me. This book starts out with Professor Langdon waking up in an Italian hospital, after getting shot in the head, with amnesia. He has no idea why or how he go there. He is soon being chased and shot at by and assassin. A woman is helping him her name is Sienna. Later they start being chased around Italy by an army of soldiers as Robert and Sienna try to piece together the clues on why Robert's in Italy. It all seems to be connected to Dante's Divine Comedy and a mad scientist named Zobrist. Like I said a little far-fetched and kind of hard to find even remotely realistic.
The only think remotely realistic in this book are the places. Dan Brown did his research of Italy well. He must have visited all the places in a book because they were accurate and beautifully rendered. I loved reading about the places in Italy, Venice, etc. more than actually trying to read the plot. That being said the plot was still interesting enough to keep me riveted and to keep me reading. I wanted to know what the big mystery at the end was and to tell you the truth even that was a little far-fetched and kind of disappointing. Though it seems I am in the minority with my feelings on this book, it was still good though not great and I would still say I recommend reading it. I just won't reread it.
The plot through me for a loop though. It was fun, entertaining, and the mystery was great to try and figure out but the actual plot line was too far-fetched to me. This book starts out with Professor Langdon waking up in an Italian hospital, after getting shot in the head, with amnesia. He has no idea why or how he go there. He is soon being chased and shot at by and assassin. A woman is helping him her name is Sienna. Later they start being chased around Italy by an army of soldiers as Robert and Sienna try to piece together the clues on why Robert's in Italy. It all seems to be connected to Dante's Divine Comedy and a mad scientist named Zobrist. Like I said a little far-fetched and kind of hard to find even remotely realistic.
The only think remotely realistic in this book are the places. Dan Brown did his research of Italy well. He must have visited all the places in a book because they were accurate and beautifully rendered. I loved reading about the places in Italy, Venice, etc. more than actually trying to read the plot. That being said the plot was still interesting enough to keep me riveted and to keep me reading. I wanted to know what the big mystery at the end was and to tell you the truth even that was a little far-fetched and kind of disappointing. Though it seems I am in the minority with my feelings on this book, it was still good though not great and I would still say I recommend reading it. I just won't reread it.