Hello everyone! Welcome or welcome back to my blog. Today, I am going to be reviewing the fourth and last novel in the Robert Langdon series – Inferno, by Dan Brown. I have already reviewed The Da Vinci Code and The lost Symbol. Please check them out, too, if you haven’t already. I have, unfortunately, not been able to read Angels and Demons, the first book in the series, and certainly still owe its review to you. Anyways, here we go:
About the Author:
Dan Brown is an American author, best known for his thriller novels including the Robert Langdon novels Angels and Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013) and Origin (2017). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place over a period of 24 hours. They feature recurring themes of cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 57 languages and, as of 2012, have sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Inferno, have been adapted into films. He has also written two standalone thriller, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress. He lives at New England with his wife.
Inferno:
“Seek and ye shall find”
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon could surely use this advice. For the conditions he finds himself in and challenges set in front of him are extremely mysterious and dangerous, to say the least. He wakes up on a hospital bed and finds a beautiful young doctor bending over him. He has no memory of what had taken place over the past few days. Only, he remembered himself being in his apartment in Boston, and now finds himself in a hospital in Florence, Italy, with no idea of how he got there.
When he goes through his clothes, he finds a mysterious object in it, one that invites him on a journey through Inferno. Not literal hell, but famous Florentian poet, Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. He knows that that once again, he has been called into a situation because of his deep knowledge of symbols, and of the hidden passageways and secrets that lie beneath the surface of Michelangelo’s city. Many parties are pursuing him, all with different objectives but same goal, and all wanting Langdon on their side, or no one’s side at all.
The most mystifying part of it is that he does not know who his pursuers are. He is currently with the young doctor, Sienna Brooks, and has no option but to trust her, and do as she says. But slowly, everything clears itself. Langdon realises that he must power through this and finish it not to save just his own life, but also that of most of world’s population. With nothing but a few lines from Dante’s Inferno to guide him, he looks to decipher a chain of clues. This makes him investigate some of the Renaissance’s most renowned artworks and solve a puzzle which can hopefully help them save the world from a terrifying danger.
This last book of the Robert Langdon series is very impressive. It is fast, action-packed, intriguing, informative and filled with suspense. And, I daresay, it even gives The Da Vinci Code a run for its money. And more than that, it jolts people’s minds and directs them towards a subject that requires serious attention, rather than the slight ignorance with which it is often treated. What that subject is, I will not mention here, for fear of spoiling the end. But rest assured, it is a book worth reading.
Outro:
So, that’s it for today, guys. I hope you liked Inferno’s review and that you will like reading the book even better. If you did not, somehow, liked today’s review, then don’t worry, and still stay tuned. Who knows? you might like the next one. Also, please like, and subscribe. This blog now also live on Facebook, and you could follow it there, too. Stay home, and stay safe. Ciao!