Dan Brown

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. By the author of The Da Vinci Code.

Inferno

Nice plot twists, good read, didn’t like how much it describes buildings and stuff at time and goes away from the plot. Like that it feels like I’m learning about art history! 

Sophia Arlt

Rebeca Keren Nuñez

Le estoy dando puntos extras por no tener un final común, como el de la adaptación cinematográfica. En cierta forma no tiene un final y eso se siente extraño. Igualmente sigue teniendo las cosas que me molestan en las tramas de la serie, lo que es decepcionante, muy decepcionante. Supongo que si fuera escrito por una mujer no tendría esas cosas molestas, pero bueno, es lo que hay. Pasando a hablar de lo bueno, como siempre el entorno y la trama, desde el punto de vista de ir descifrando misterios es fantástico como siempre, en eso Dan Brown no decepciona. me queda un libro de la serie, no se que esperar, pero espero que esta vez no me decepcione.

Sarah Sammis

my problem with this book is that it felt too repetitive if you read it directly after the two previous novel from the trilogy. i still prefer angels & demons, though i would say inferno is the winner in terms of interesting mystery case. 

Kiran Kumar M R

Typical Dan Brown narrative. The plot is nothing special. Best part is the exposure to Dante and his great work, an extra star for this.

sash.

Better than The Lost Symbol for sure. The writing style for this one was really different in my memory than the ones for any of his previous work I've read. 

Definitely one of his most enjoyable books, though it was predictable at times.

think if i had more time for the first half i would have liked it more. last 200-150 pages were good. plot twist was insane. Angels and demons has still proven to be my favourite of the series 🤷‍♀️

Cameron Gleeson 

*NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS AND FELICITY JONES* The world is in danger - who will save it? Robert Langdon wakes up in a Florence hospital with no clue how he got there. But another attack on his life makes it very clear - someone wants him dead. And fast. To survive, Langdon must work out who it is. And then he must answer the next question - why? 'Jam-packed with tricks . . . A book length scavenger hunt Mr Brown creates so energetically' New York Times

Quite the novel to read in the midst of a global pandemic!  Even so, Inferno is an enjoyable book by Dan Brown.  Similar to Angels & Demons and the DaVinci Code, Inferno is able to tie together the artistic histories as well as modern premises and problems to make a very intriguing (and at times, terrifying) read.

Summer Joy

Melissa Palmer

Book #60 Read in 2014
Inferno by Dan Brown

This is the 4th book in the Robert Langdon series. I liked this one more than The Lost Symbol (book #3) but did not love it as I did Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code. Inferno begins with Robert Langdon waking up in the hospital in Florence and not remembering how he got there or what has happened to him for the past few days. He meets Sienna, a young doctor, who helps him escape the woman he believes is trying to kill him. The two set off on an adventure and are chased by groups of people--military? Government? Spies? Robert realizes the more important question is how can he try to stop a plague from being released onto humanity.

This one dragged a bit for me in the first half but picked up in the second half. There were good twists and turns at the end.

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Briar's Reviews

Inferno is another amazing Dan Brown that leaves me hoping that he writes another novel for Robert Langdon. 

I was told by a friend of mine this novel was not as good as he would have hoped it to be, so I went in with a lowered expectations. And man, was my friend wrong! This novel was full of Dan Brown signature twists and turns, and this novel I couldn't even see the ending coming! Usually I guess the ending, but this novel was a lovely surprise!

The chapters were easy to read, quick to read and kept me hooked on every word. I did feel like the novel had some chapters that didn't really need to be in there, but it was still amazing! I couldn't put this book down and I want more by Dan Brown immediately. 

His intelligence and research is evident in this novel and I applaud him for his hard work.

Five out of five stars!

Joy Bush

This is going on one of my all time favorite books even though it is long
and sometimes the writing hard to get through. Lots of historical descriptions if you
like that sort of thing. 
But the plot and the moral questions it asks is a very important issue. One that everyone
should read and be discussing.

Brian Duffy

Probably my least favorite Dan Brown book, had trouble staying interested

Lacy W

Holy crap. I mean how do you put what this book was about into a coherent review? I mean the entire book was just non stop action with some wicked plot twists that I NEVER saw coming. Once I thought I had figured everything out, Dan Brown was like  ha, you silly cucumber. Let me through THIS in there! . That's how I pictured what he said when I hit certain parts of the book. 

Let's begin this semi coherent review. 

We start the book with Robert Langdon in the hospital. He has no recollection of the past few days, which isn't good considering there is someone trying to kill him and others that are trying to capture him. What was so different about this book was that we were at the mercy of Robert's memory. Normally his memory is incredible but because he had amnesia, we didn't know what was happening along with him. It was frustrating but in a good way. It made the book more mysterious. 

This book talked a lot about the  Divine Comedy. As you may or may not know,  Divine Comedy was written by Dante. It talks about his trip into Hell and how he got out. The protagonist, Bertrand Zobrist was a huge Dante fan. He also believed in the Transhumanism approach. 

Transhumanism basically is the concept of using science to speed up the evolution process. Whether you believe in evolution or not, you cannot deny that there are facts that prove it exists. Humans have developed for over a millennia with different ways to survive. What Transhumanist want to do is create superhumans. They will have the vaccines already inside of them to prevent deadly diseases and they would basically live forever. 

Sounds cool right? 

Well, that isn't possible...yet. Because the world is approaching max capacity. We, as a population, are outgrowing our Earth. Zobrist came up with a modern Black Plague to help with this population crisis. It's up to Robert and his mysterious doctor Sienna Brooks to help stop it. 

That is all I am going to say about this book. If you don't read any other Dan Brown books, at least read this one! You really don't need to read the other three in order to understand this one because it has nothing really to do with religious symbols. It's all about Dante and Zobrist. So really, stop reading my review and go get this book!

Elizabeth Clement

Significantly better than The Lost Symbol. Angels and Demons remains my favourite Langdon adventure!

Jenny 

Mindless entertainment but the formula is starting to go stale.

Gayathri Jinesh

People hating this book, hate it "most ardently." Essays of reviews on how shitty this book is, and i was diappointed that I'd got this from a thrift store before reading the reviews. 
It had some unexpected plot twists, but sort of an anticlimactic ending. 
I felt that the crux of the storyline was diluted by italian renaissance paintings and buildings and artists. I was jumping paragraphs in the later half of the book, cuz if I didn't do that, it would have inspired me to stop and never come back again, and I really wanted to know how it ended.
So when you find overwhelming information tugging your eyelids down, skip through the pages; the story is not that bad.

I was very, very intrigued about this one because I had thought that Langdon’s adventures were over. It got me really excited, especially when I saw the book featured on the news. It was about a scene in the book where Sienna Brooks is in the Philippines and calls it the gates of hell. This is all a huge misunderstanding, by the way. My advice? Read it first before you judge it. 

So, the book. It was very good, and Brown does have a reputation for super thrilling books with extra-convincing facts. I always say this about his books, and I must say it again. This dude knows his research! I love how his plot revolves around supported facts and real organizations. It makes the story feel very real (not to mention offends a lot of sects and organizations included in the book.) Inferno, though, was not as good as the first ones I read. The pacing was slower than the usual Dan Brown speed, and lots of things failed to catch my attention. The book almost felt like a textbook about Dante, and I despise textbooks. But, to be fair, he did spark my interest on Dante, and Im planning to read The Divine Comedy. Plus, I was always drawn to book set in Italy. And the epic plot twist about Landon’s leading lady deserves a thumbs up.

Highly recommended. The rating is actually 4.5. I sure missed Robert Langdon!

Ahmed Salem

نجمة للتاريخ و الفن كما تعودنا من دان براون
نجمة للمفاجاءات التي أتت متأخرة بعض الشيء (بعد 200 صفحة تقريبا) لتضفي بعض من التشويق المعتاد في أعمال براون
نجمة للقضايا الأخلاقية و التساؤلات الفلسفية التي أثارتها القصة

للأسف قد أكون تعودت كثيراً على أسلوب براون، حتى ان الأمر لم يعد يثيرني مثل بداياتي معه :)

Merged review:

نجمة للتاريخ و الفن كما تعودنا من دان براون
نجمة للمفاجاءات التي أتت متأخرة بعض الشيء (بعد 200 صفحة تقريبا) لتضفي بعض من التشويق المعتاد في أعمال براون
نجمة للقضايا الأخلاقية و التساؤلات الفلسفية التي أثارتها القصة

للأسف قد أكون تعودت كثيراً على أسلوب براون، حتى ان الأمر لم يعد يثيرني مثل بداياتي معه :)

Nelson Zagalo

"Inferno" é mais jogo que narrativa, é puro exercício de engajamento através de uma fórmula que não se distancia um milímetro dos seus antecessores, continuando a funcionar muito bem.
Somos levados por meio de espaços e arquitecturas de soberba (Florença, Veneza e Istanbul) instigados por versos clássicos ("A Divina Comédia" de Dante) que pertencem à história de todos nós. Brown usa muito bem toda essa história e arte para dourar o caminho, desenhando sobre ele obstáculos, enigmas e puzzles que mantêm a nossa atenção em alerta até à última página.
Poderíamos dizer que não passa de puro entretenimento, o que é maioritariamente verdade, mas não deixa de ser menos, o facto de podermos ainda assim aprender algo com este passeio pela leitura. Nomeadamente abre-nos o apetite para voltar à "A Divina Comédia", assim como nos instiga a visitar cidades que passamos a conhecer por dentro. 
Diria ainda para terminar que "Inferno" está ao nível do "Código", bem acima de "Símbolo Perdido" que tinha colocado a fasquia demasiado alta. Aqui a cenoura do storytelling é mais plausível, chegando mesmo a ser crível. Além de que a própria solução encontrada para a ultrapassagem do clímax final, o vírus transhumanista, serve um verdadeiro, e talvez único no livro, momento de questionamento.

Shay Henrion

Well, it was better than The Lost Symbol....

Scott Wilson

I found the earlier parts of the book more interesting but found that as I neared the end the page turning slowed down.

An extremely interesting plot line - with all of Dan Brown's typical historical tweaks. Love that I can read a novel but also learn a lot about foreign locales and history.

The reader is somewhat left at the end of the story with - ok so now what... which is never a favourite scenario of mine.

Definitely worth a read during your summer holiday break.

A Novel

Wouter ter Keurs

Bomvol actie en plottwists, een moraal om over na te denken, maar soms meer een reisgids dan een thriller.

juliette

first 400 pages were boring. like we do not gaf about the architecture of The Palazzo Vecchio and how/when it was built. i mean, maybe you do but i certainly do not. i found that it interrupted the flow of the story. also, ik it was part of the plot but the fact that he couldn’t remember anything was frustrating. but i liked the rest

Cams Campbell

Not the best book ever, but not the worst either. The audiobook held my attention well enough for me to want to get to the end, but it was pulpy enough for me to zone out when concentrating on say reading ingredients labels in the supermarket and not have to skip back to catch up on what I'd missed. If you've read Dan Brown's novels before, you know what to expect, and it delivers. The interesting twist that makes this different from the others is Langon's amnesia, and so he's solving a puzzle that he's already solved! It's also, as always with Dan Brown, very well researched and informative. I knew nothing of Dante or his Inferno. Now I know a little.