Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Inferno by Dan Brown

8 reviews

thisgirlreads_yay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Pandemic/Epidemic

sam_gartley91's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Loved rereading this via audio! Good pace and pulling in the art history and current topics of world health even if pushed to some extremes some times. The variety of characters and perspectives kept you guessing what would happen next. Forgot how this book ended and it was exciting to read again. Interesting discussions of plagues and pandemics now after 2020. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infertility, Suicide, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, and Stalking

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

katrinarose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

While extremely formulaic and eye-roll worthy, Dan Brown books are always entertaining with a huge amount of genuinely interesting historical information. I liked the twists and ending with this one more than the others, and the antagonist had a really interesting and valid backstory, unlike many other of his antagonists. I enjoyed it despite its flaws because I knew what to expect, but you’re looking for great character development or originality, look somewhere else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

elodiethefangirl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Pandemic/Epidemic

jodar's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

4.5/5 stars in the superficial-but-fun scale.

A fast-moving thriller which felt like a cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. It’s well written and all the characters are well drawn and relatable. The MC/narrator is reliable, but much else is not what it seems.

Quibbles: a misuse of ‘enormity’ in Chapter 88 (‘enormousness’ not ‘exceedingly horrible’ is clearly meant), and given the scientific context, the misuse of ‘quantum leap’ in Chapter 102 with the sense of a huge leap (rather than the smallest possible leap) is rather odd.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Medical content

sofia_17's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood

sina4books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy