I N C L U D E S A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
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Title: OriginAuthor: Dan Brown
Published: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 461
Rating: 3/5
This is the fifth book in the Robert Langdon series (although it's not strictly necessary to read these in order).
Summary:
Robert Langdon, a professor in symbology and religious iconology, travels to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao after having been summoned to attend a major announcement by a billionaire and futurist who is famous for his high-tech inventions and bold predictions for the future.
Review:
It's been quite a few years since I read a Dan Brown book, but I remember loving them when I did. This one follows very much the same recipe as his other books and I did enjoy it, even if I don't think this is his best.
I always love the themes of Dan Brown's books, as he always has some interesting thoughts up his sleeve and I always enjoy the settings and the mystery. I also think it was fun to revisit this main character and I generally really liked all the characters in this book. It was an enjoyable read and I had a good time making my way through it.
I do think the story of this drags out a little bit and I felt like the setup took too long before we got anywhere. Some parts were really predictable, mostly because like I mentioned, this follows along the same lines as his other books and has a lot of the same elements. One things I've also very much enjoyed in the previous books in the main characters use of their expertise, whereas in this, that bit felt a little forced and not as interesting.
So although I enjoyed this very much, it didn't keep me quite at the edge of my seat as the other books in this series, but it was fun to go on another adventure with Langdon in such beautiful and interesting settings.
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