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A review by thephdivabooks
Origin by Dan Brown
3.0
I really did enjoy this book. It definitely isn’t my favorite of the Robert Langdon books, but it was incredibly well done and very interesting!
Robert Langdon is invited to attend a special event in Spain hosted by a former student of his, Edmond. Edmond has a discovery he has made that he plans to unveil to the world, and that he claims will have catastrophic implications.
I won’t spoil, but if you’ve read Dan Brown books before, of course there are a mix of religious and scientific undertones, and obviously someone tries to prevent the presentation from being revealed.
I wanted a bit more of the chase and the life-in-danger aspect I’ve come to expect in Brown books. Of course, we get a little of that, but it’s never really as heart-stopping as I’m used to. Perhaps Langdon can’t be on death’s door every time, or he’d have to stop traveling and we wouldn’t get more books.
I really enjoyed Winston as a character/plot-element. Langdon’s feelings towards Winston felt very authentic to me, and I enjoyed their conversations. I found Ambra, the lead female, to be less interesting than the female characters we usually get. Really, Langdon doesn’t interact much with her. A good portion of his storyline is in his head. I’m ok with this, since that’s where we get our history lesson :)
All together, this is a great read and I’ll definitely be waiting for the next one!
Robert Langdon is invited to attend a special event in Spain hosted by a former student of his, Edmond. Edmond has a discovery he has made that he plans to unveil to the world, and that he claims will have catastrophic implications.
I won’t spoil, but if you’ve read Dan Brown books before, of course there are a mix of religious and scientific undertones, and obviously someone tries to prevent the presentation from being revealed.
I wanted a bit more of the chase and the life-in-danger aspect I’ve come to expect in Brown books. Of course, we get a little of that, but it’s never really as heart-stopping as I’m used to. Perhaps Langdon can’t be on death’s door every time, or he’d have to stop traveling and we wouldn’t get more books.
I really enjoyed Winston as a character/plot-element. Langdon’s feelings towards Winston felt very authentic to me, and I enjoyed their conversations. I found Ambra, the lead female, to be less interesting than the female characters we usually get. Really, Langdon doesn’t interact much with her. A good portion of his storyline is in his head. I’m ok with this, since that’s where we get our history lesson :)
All together, this is a great read and I’ll definitely be waiting for the next one!