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A review by magikspells
Origin by Dan Brown
4.0
I would like the preface this by saying I thought this was a lot better than [b:Inferno|17212231|Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)|Dan Brown|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397093185s/17212231.jpg|23841765], but I thought it was weird that there was no mention of that book given what happened at the end. I digress.
I really enjoyed the majority of the book. I think the first half could be a strong commentary on the problematic role that religion continues to play in decision making, particularly in terms of laws. I think Dan Brown does a good job at looking at religion and the media in this book and how both of them can work to your benefit but also be toxic. Honestly, a lot of it felt like it could be echoes of America over the past two years.
As it got further, it was no less interesting, the story veered into what felt like a strange direction given the strong tones of history and religion at the beginning. I think perhaps it was the whole story with the king and Julian that I didn't find to be totally necessary, so I wondered why it kept going back to it.
All in all, these books are always a fun ride and I love hearing how Brown describes things or places and builds a story.
I really enjoyed the majority of the book. I think the first half could be a strong commentary on the problematic role that religion continues to play in decision making, particularly in terms of laws. I think Dan Brown does a good job at looking at religion and the media in this book and how both of them can work to your benefit but also be toxic. Honestly, a lot of it felt like it could be echoes of America over the past two years.
As it got further, it was no less interesting, the story veered into what felt like a strange direction given the strong tones of history and religion at the beginning. I think perhaps it was the whole story with the king and Julian that I didn't find to be totally necessary, so I wondered why it kept going back to it.
All in all, these books are always a fun ride and I love hearing how Brown describes things or places and builds a story.