ellagibbs's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Seemed very long and drawn out for what it was. Brown seemed to try and overcomplicate most plot points. Just doesn’t pack the punch that both Angels & Demons and the DaVinci Code did very well. However, I did like the character of Katharine Solomon even though she was somewhat emotionally flat.
Moderate: Violence and Body horror
Minor: Blood
peachani's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug abuse and Abandonment
iris_jv's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Imo the weakest of the three books in this series I’ve read thus far (Angels&Demons, Da Vinci Code). Not really hitting the spot that the others did for me. Will still read the remaining two though (Inferno, Origin)🙃.
Spoiler
Most easy to figure the villain out, villain itself being a repulsive human, doing the most inhumane things. Also slightly more unbelievable/un-logical than the other two.Graphic: Kidnapping, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Hate crime, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
lilybuddy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Oh jeez. I started this book for the 3rd time because I never understood it well and I hoped the new TV series would give me some handholds. It did! But the book is very different than the show. And quite a bit longer. With a lot of explanations. And more explanations. And expositions. Sometimes multiple times about the same thing.
Sometimes I just skipped entire paragraph because Langdon was waxing poetic about a building that didn't matter for the plot.
I get now why I could hardly follow it the first 2 times. I could barely follow it now. The story gets buried beneath the author's apparent need to prove how much research he did, which is an impressive amount, it has to be said.
All in all, I'm glad I read it again but I'm less enthused than I thought I'd be.
Sometimes I just skipped entire paragraph because Langdon was waxing poetic about a building that didn't matter for the plot.
I get now why I could hardly follow it the first 2 times. I could barely follow it now. The story gets buried beneath the author's apparent need to prove how much research he did, which is an impressive amount, it has to be said.
All in all, I'm glad I read it again but I'm less enthused than I thought I'd be.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death
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