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 2013-05-23 5:50 AM |
Champion  7821     Brooklyn, NY |  Subject: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS)I just finished Inferno, the new book by Dan (DaVinci Code) Brown. It was just ok. The plot revolves around (wait for it) an international conspiracy and (hang on--you'll never see this coming) a series of intricate clues that are contained in (hope you're sitting down) various works of classic literature and art, in this case primarily Dante's Inferno and the Botticelli painting "The Abyss of Hell". Like all of his books, it was both entertaining and educational, but honestly, his formula is getting a little old. There were a few lines, characters, and scenes that could literally have been taken word-for-word from any one of several of his other books. You have the shadowy, mysterious organization, the exotic assassin, the extraordinarily beautiful and brilliant female heroine,etc. and every chapter ends with a cliffhanger. If you love his stuff, give it a go. If you haven't read his work before, go read Davinci Code or Angels and Demons which are both better. |
| 2013-05-23 8:39 AM in reply to: jmk-brooklyn |
Champion 10668 Tacoma, Washington | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) I'll get myself on the library waiting list now... I enjoyed Angels and Demons and DaVinci Code, and felt that Digital Fortress was even better. |
| 2013-05-23 10:13 AM in reply to: briderdt |
Extreme Veteran 586 Edgewater, CO | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) I did not think it was very good. The plot was just so silly and I thought overly dramatic. Not his best work by any stretch if the imagination. I will be interested to get everyone else's take. |
| 2013-05-23 2:23 PM in reply to: jneugeba |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) What a coincidence. I just bought the book at Costco last night. for 16 bucks or something. I may put game of thrones aside to read Dan Brown. I loved all his books so far. |
| 2013-05-23 9:19 PM in reply to: Kido |
Extreme Veteran 875 Issaquah | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) I think he writes a great 75% or so of a book. Then, it seems like he has either a word or page count limit in his contract. Suddenly an intricate plot gets resolved in the most ridiculous of ways all in about 20 pages. |
| 2013-05-23 9:57 PM in reply to: cnsegura |
Extreme Veteran 586 Edgewater, CO | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by cnsegura I think he writes a great 75% or so of a book. Then, it seems like he has either a word or page count limit in his contract. Suddenly an intricate plot gets resolved in the most ridiculous of ways all in about 20 pages. Just curious - have you read "Inferno" or is that just your take from reading his other books? |
| 2013-05-23 10:33 PM in reply to: jneugeba |
Extreme Veteran 875 Issaquah | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by jneugeba Originally posted by cnsegura I think he writes a great 75% or so of a book. Then, it seems like he has either a word or page count limit in his contract. Suddenly an intricate plot gets resolved in the most ridiculous of ways all in about 20 pages. Just curious - have you read "Inferno" or is that just your take from reading his other books? Just my take from his other books. I have read them all, and they all suffer (IMO) from the same issue. Sort of a sense of "oh, crap, I need to suddenly introduce Col Mustard, a candle stick and a library in the next chapter to resolve everything before page 300." I still read them though as the preceding 225 pages tend to be good reading. |
| 2013-05-26 5:47 PM in reply to: cnsegura |
Master 2621 Almaden Valley, San Jose, California | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) |
| 2013-05-31 8:18 AM in reply to: velcromom |
| Deep in the Heart of Texas | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Meh...I read his other books, with the exception of Deception Point, and they were all better than this one. |
| 2013-05-31 9:42 AM in reply to: Hook'em |
Veteran 485 Elmira, ON | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Meh..it was ok. Not much to think about, brings you through an entertaining story with little depth but really nothing to think about afterwards. Much like The Davinci Code and Angels and Demons. He's got the right formula for easy fiction though. I would call him a superb business man. Not necessarily a great author. something you would read in the airport terminal to kill time. you won't see him in any great depth of discussion at a book club or anything. There's not a whole pile to talk about... |
| 2013-05-31 10:01 AM in reply to: TheCrownsOwn |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by TheCrownsOwn Meh..it was ok. Not much to think about, brings you through an entertaining story with little depth but really nothing to think about afterwards. Much like The Davinci Code and Angels and Demons. He's got the right formula for easy fiction though. I would call him a superb business man. Not necessarily a great author. something you would read in the airport terminal to kill time. you won't see him in any great depth of discussion at a book club or anything. There's not a whole pile to talk about... Agree 100%. It's like the Fast and Furious franchise. You know exactly what you're going to get-- lots of car chases, lots of automotive and human eye-candy, a tissue-paper-thin plot, oh, and did I mention car chases? If that appeals to you, and it does to lots of people, you'll be very happy with the next installment. I don't understand when people complain about movies like F&F or Dan Brown's books as if they're supposed to be anything more than what they are. |
| 2013-05-31 10:10 PM in reply to: jneugeba |
Master 1440 | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by jneugeba I read the entire Divine Comedy about 6-7 years ago taught by a Native speaking Italian Roman Catholic Priest, when I was attending the Seminary as a lay student. Just curious - have you read "Inferno" or is that just your take from reading his other books? I really wish he would have put more in there about the Inferno and less of the Travelogue. At least 100 pages were wasted on superfluous descriptions of things and places that did nothing to move the plot along. I will say that I counted much fewer mistakes in this one than in A&D and DaVinci Code. I was pretty ticked off at the "plot twist". It seemed like it was out of Stephen King's "Misery" when the heroine is resurrected from the African been sting. To contrived for the situation. I give it a solid Meh. |
| 2013-06-07 1:22 AM in reply to: verga |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by verga Originally posted by jneugeba Just curious - have you read "Inferno" or is that just your take from reading his other books? I read the entire Divine Comedy about 6-7 years ago taught by a Native speaking Italian Roman Catholic Priest, when I was attending the Seminary as a lay student. I really wish he would have put more in there about the Inferno and less of the Travelogue. At least 100 pages were wasted on superfluous descriptions of things and places that did nothing to move the plot along. I will say that I counted much fewer mistakes in this one than in A&D and DaVinci Code. I was pretty ticked off at the "plot twist". It seemed like it was out of Stephen King's "Misery" when the heroine is resurrected from the African been sting. To contrived for the situation. I give it a solid Meh. Yeah, more than anything else that sorta bothered me...that the heroine went from hero to villified to hero seriously in a matter of a few chapters...bit fast for me. |
| 2013-06-07 2:13 PM in reply to: jldicarlo |
Extreme Veteran 875 Issaquah | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by jldicarlo Originally posted by verga Originally posted by jneugeba Just curious - have you read "Inferno" or is that just your take from reading his other books? I read the entire Divine Comedy about 6-7 years ago taught by a Native speaking Italian Roman Catholic Priest, when I was attending the Seminary as a lay student. I really wish he would have put more in there about the Inferno and less of the Travelogue. At least 100 pages were wasted on superfluous descriptions of things and places that did nothing to move the plot along. I will say that I counted much fewer mistakes in this one than in A&D and DaVinci Code. I was pretty ticked off at the "plot twist". It seemed like it was out of Stephen King's "Misery" when the heroine is resurrected from the African been sting. To contrived for the situation. I give it a solid Meh. Yeah, more than anything else that sorta bothered me...that the heroine went from hero to villified to hero seriously in a matter of a few chapters...bit fast for me. There's the page limit thing... |
| 2013-06-08 7:41 PM in reply to: cnsegura |
Master 1440 | Subject: RE: Inferno-new Dan Brown book (POSS. SPOILERS) Originally posted by cnsegura Originally posted by jldicarlo Originally posted by verga Originally posted by jneugeba Just curious - have you read "Inferno" or is that just your take from reading his other books? I read the entire Divine Comedy about 6-7 years ago taught by a Native speaking Italian Roman Catholic Priest, when I was attending the Seminary as a lay student. I really wish he would have put more in there about the Inferno and less of the Travelogue. At least 100 pages were wasted on superfluous descriptions of things and places that did nothing to move the plot along. I will say that I counted much fewer mistakes in this one than in A&D and DaVinci Code. I was pretty ticked off at the "plot twist". It seemed like it was out of Stephen King's "Misery" when the heroine is resurrected from the African been sting. To contrived for the situation. I give it a solid Meh. Yeah, more than anything else that sorta bothered me...that the heroine went from hero to villified to hero seriously in a matter of a few chapters...bit fast for me. There's the page limit thing... This book was 462 pages, well over 100 pages were "wasted" on travelogue descriptions that did not do a thing to move the story along. He could easily have used some of those pages to give us some character development. In the DaVinci Code, which was 454 pages, he did a good job of describing the statues and Art that solved the clues and received criticism for not describing the locations (among other things). This time he seems to have gone to the opposite extreme. |
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