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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. No idea, why I thought this would have been good holiday literature. There must be better alternatives in this genre, that's the genre of playing with art history and turning it into a thriller, not the genre of the bio-thriller. The first one I'm just a sucker for, pity that I keep returning to Mr. Brown as so many people do. If anyone knows a better alternative please tell me. Nevertheless, I have to be fair. It is a page turner; the chapters are terribly well paced. That's by the way the sole reason I gave the book two instead of one stars. The plot and especially the characters are incredibly implausible. Let me give a lecture on renaissance art and architecture while running for my life. I know you want nothing to be what it seems, but the schemes these people come up with are so hilariously elaborate. Normally I would like these kind of plot twists, but here they just make no sense.
"In short, Dan Brown’s “Inferno” is the kind of satisfying escapist read that summers were made for." ... there is the sense of play that saves Brown's books from ponderousness, even when he is waxing wise about some ancient mystery or architectural wonder. "Unfortunately, at other times the book’s musty passageways seem to be not so much holding history up as sagging under its weight." "To the great relief of anyone who enjoys him, Mr. Brown winds up not only laying a breadcrumb trail of clues about Dante (this is “Inferno,” after all) but also playing games with time, gender, identity, famous tourist attractions and futuristic medicine." Renowned author Dan Brown hated the critics. Ever since he had become one of the world’s top renowned authors they had made fun of him. [...] The critics said his writing was clumsy, ungrammatical, repetitive and repetitive. They said it was full of unnecessary tautology. They said his prose was mired in a sea of mixed metaphors. Belongs to SeriesRobert Langdon (4) Is contained inRobert Langdon Series Collection 7 Books Set By Dan Brown (Angels And Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, Origin, Digital Fortress, Deception Point) by Dan Brown Has the adaptationIs abridged inAwardsDistinctions
"In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces: Dante's Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science" -- vendor summary. No library descriptions found.
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Favorite idea from his talk -- Brown says Langdon is smarter than he is and people say that can't be so, you made the character!! To which Brown replies that it takes Langdon no time at all to put things together and draw amazing, insightful conclusions, but it takes him days to write it. LOL ( )