![]() With only a few lines from Dante’s The Inferno to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the Renaissance’s most celebrated artworks to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat… Only Langdon’s knowledge of the hidden passageways and ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings.Ī threat to his life will propel him and a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city. Would a few more months of hard work and profound thought - could have made this book into a good one? I guess we'll never know.Florence: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. When did Brown chose the easy root of turning his art into a "fast food read" where the readers are disregarded as those who need everything explained to them. Though, this novel is very far from the writer's early works, to the extent that one must ask himself where did he go wrong. To make it short, this book is an easy read, might be considered enjoyable for art/Italy lovers and even the story line - as far-fetched as it may be - flows and will get your full attention. Cheap misconceptions are a common thing in this book, only to be explained later to the idiot reader ('soft' spoiler alert): " oh you think they drugged me because they are the bad guys? Pish posh I was having a rare disease moment" "oh was she shooting on you and killing a guy? Nah it was all fake" Please!!! Misinformation such as to the identity of Langdon's assailants seems excessive to the extent that the writer then has to quote full paragraphs to make the story line believable. The problem starts when Brown deliberately 'fixes' current scenes and truths to make the drama intensify later on. So far so good.Īs Langdon and Sienna Brooks, the current "main squeeze" travel together around Florence, Venice etc - they fight off bad guys, decipher ancient riddles and generally save the day. Nevertheless, Brown's fourth Robert Langdon novel has plenty to offer.Īfter 2 hits and an atrocity called "the Lost Symbol", Brown comes back with a catchy novel, that takes it's riddles and mystery from Dante's Divine Comedy, specifically "inferno". Conversely, while the action will keep readers turning pages, some may find his prose weak, as his storytelling relies heavily on his common tropes. Fans of Dan Brown won't be disappointed by this offering, as it has all the trappings of his previous works. Inferno navigates topics such as human overpopulation and social responsibility while Langdon tries to make sense of his visions and come to terms with the feeling that he is the only person who can save the world. Inferno is a 2013 mystery thriller novel by American author Dan Brown. Nevertheless, Brown's fourth Robert Langdon novel has plenty to offer. In this review, you'll also find critical opinions of the novel as well as an evaluation of the novel's high and low points. This comprehensive review gives you a complete overview of the plot, key characters, and the author's writing style, both good and bad. Langdon must set off to put the pieces together. He has little time to collect his thoughts or make sense of the visions that tell him to "seek and find" before an assassin arrives. Langdon awakes in a Venice hospital with no memory of how he got there. Langdon faces a scientist bent on destruction: a scientist who finds inspiration in Dante Alighieri's Inferno. THIS IS NOT THE NOVEL, BUT A BOOK REVIEW.ĭan Brown's fourth Robert Langdon book, Inferno, throws the clever professor into another complex mystery with global consequences.
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