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A review by rohini_murugan
Origin by Dan Brown
5.0
The fifth book in the Langdon series is in every way a Dan Brown novel. Be it the array of symbols that accompany us or the beautiful young lady who accompanies Professor Langdon, the author has, I guess, taken extreme precaution to maintain the spine of his unique genre intact.
SPOILER ALERT...
But the unheard science he sings of in this novel is the Theory of Origin due to change in entropy. But the much heard science he bases his entire book upon is - AI. I believe this book would be a wake up call to all Homo sapiens, irrespective of one's faith to the perils of AI (which has been addressed time and again).
Brown takes a huge leap by interweaving atheism to develop the story. Though one couldn't predict if it will have an impact as severe as The Da Vinci's code, I'm pretty sure it is a bitter pill to swallow. It was quite sad to witness Edmond's death and an even more pleasure to see Winston auto-terminated. Personally, as a scientist and a rationalist, I found it a genuinely good read.
It was a racy read and not really an action thriller but more of an enlightening one. Atheists would no doubt love it (so do I) while I couldn't speak for the rest.
"It wouldn't shake the foundations, it will shatter them"
Merged review:
The fifth book in the Langdon series is in every way a Dan Brown novel. Be it the array of symbols that accompany us or the beautiful young lady who accompanies Professor Langdon, the author has, I guess, taken extreme precaution to maintain the spine of his unique genre intact.
SPOILER ALERT...
But the unheard science he sings of in this novel is the Theory of Origin due to change in entropy. But the much heard science he bases his entire book upon is - AI. I believe this book would be a wake up call to all Homo sapiens, irrespective of one's faith to the perils of AI (which has been addressed time and again).
Brown takes a huge leap by interweaving atheism to develop the story. Though one couldn't predict if it will have an impact as severe as The Da Vinci's code, I'm pretty sure it is a bitter pill to swallow. It was quite sad to witness Edmond's death and an even more pleasure to see Winston auto-terminated. Personally, as a scientist and a rationalist, I found it a genuinely good read.
It was a racy read and not really an action thriller but more of an enlightening one. Atheists would no doubt love it (so do I) while I couldn't speak for the rest.
"It wouldn't shake the foundations, it will shatter them"
Merged review:
The fifth book in the Langdon series is in every way a Dan Brown novel. Be it the array of symbols that accompany us or the beautiful young lady who accompanies Professor Langdon, the author has, I guess, taken extreme precaution to maintain the spine of his unique genre intact.
SPOILER ALERT...
But the unheard science he sings of in this novel is the Theory of Origin due to change in entropy. But the much heard science he bases his entire book upon is - AI. I believe this book would be a wake up call to all Homo sapiens, irrespective of one's faith to the perils of AI (which has been addressed time and again).
Brown takes a huge leap by interweaving atheism to develop the story. Though one couldn't predict if it will have an impact as severe as The Da Vinci's code, I'm pretty sure it is a bitter pill to swallow. It was quite sad to witness Edmond's death and an even more pleasure to see Winston auto-terminated. Personally, as a scientist and a rationalist, I found it a genuinely good read.
It was a racy read and not really an action thriller but more of an enlightening one. Atheists would no doubt love it (so do I) while I couldn't speak for the rest.
"It wouldn't shake the foundations, it will shatter them"
SPOILER ALERT...
But the unheard science he sings of in this novel is the Theory of Origin due to change in entropy. But the much heard science he bases his entire book upon is - AI. I believe this book would be a wake up call to all Homo sapiens, irrespective of one's faith to the perils of AI (which has been addressed time and again).
Brown takes a huge leap by interweaving atheism to develop the story. Though one couldn't predict if it will have an impact as severe as The Da Vinci's code, I'm pretty sure it is a bitter pill to swallow. It was quite sad to witness Edmond's death and an even more pleasure to see Winston auto-terminated. Personally, as a scientist and a rationalist, I found it a genuinely good read.
It was a racy read and not really an action thriller but more of an enlightening one. Atheists would no doubt love it (so do I) while I couldn't speak for the rest.
"It wouldn't shake the foundations, it will shatter them"
Merged review:
The fifth book in the Langdon series is in every way a Dan Brown novel. Be it the array of symbols that accompany us or the beautiful young lady who accompanies Professor Langdon, the author has, I guess, taken extreme precaution to maintain the spine of his unique genre intact.
SPOILER ALERT...
But the unheard science he sings of in this novel is the Theory of Origin due to change in entropy. But the much heard science he bases his entire book upon is - AI. I believe this book would be a wake up call to all Homo sapiens, irrespective of one's faith to the perils of AI (which has been addressed time and again).
Brown takes a huge leap by interweaving atheism to develop the story. Though one couldn't predict if it will have an impact as severe as The Da Vinci's code, I'm pretty sure it is a bitter pill to swallow. It was quite sad to witness Edmond's death and an even more pleasure to see Winston auto-terminated. Personally, as a scientist and a rationalist, I found it a genuinely good read.
It was a racy read and not really an action thriller but more of an enlightening one. Atheists would no doubt love it (so do I) while I couldn't speak for the rest.
"It wouldn't shake the foundations, it will shatter them"
Merged review:
The fifth book in the Langdon series is in every way a Dan Brown novel. Be it the array of symbols that accompany us or the beautiful young lady who accompanies Professor Langdon, the author has, I guess, taken extreme precaution to maintain the spine of his unique genre intact.
SPOILER ALERT...
But the unheard science he sings of in this novel is the Theory of Origin due to change in entropy. But the much heard science he bases his entire book upon is - AI. I believe this book would be a wake up call to all Homo sapiens, irrespective of one's faith to the perils of AI (which has been addressed time and again).
Brown takes a huge leap by interweaving atheism to develop the story. Though one couldn't predict if it will have an impact as severe as The Da Vinci's code, I'm pretty sure it is a bitter pill to swallow. It was quite sad to witness Edmond's death and an even more pleasure to see Winston auto-terminated. Personally, as a scientist and a rationalist, I found it a genuinely good read.
It was a racy read and not really an action thriller but more of an enlightening one. Atheists would no doubt love it (so do I) while I couldn't speak for the rest.
"It wouldn't shake the foundations, it will shatter them"