A review by bealmg
Origem by Nuno Castro, Dan Brown

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Wow that was a bit disappointing. I read a couple of Dan Brown's books years ago and remember really enjoying them, so I was actually excited to read this one. But it's just not very good. The plot twists weren't that exciting (I also figured out most of them), the religion v. science debate was very superficial, as were the characters. I found that it had way too many explanations of what things were - like landmarks, paintings and such - that didn't need to be there because they didn't add anything to the story. But I don't know if this because I'm familiar with those landmarks and places and, as such, didn't need an overview of their history.
I think the plot needed to be stronger (and more tightly woven together) - there was a bunch of stuff that could've been deleted or, at least, seriously reduced to short paragraphs or sentences.
I do think that Dan Brown is very good at keeping the mystery and making you want to keep reading to figure out what will happen, though.
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