In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date.
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 that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered.
I liked:
- One minute you think you've got it all figured out and the next minute the entire story line is reversed. I'm totes into books that keep me guessing.
- You dont have to be a Dante buff to follow the logic behind Langdon's decryption of the literary/historical riddles.
- I loathe slow start books, and this was definitely not one :)
I didn't like:
- The ending was a bit on the boring side. None of the crash bang pow of Angel's and Demons or the amazing revelations of Da Vinci Code.
Overall an alright-ish read. I didn't dislike it but at the same time dint love it.
