When you read a Dan Brown novel you know exactly what you are going to get. Is it high brow? No. Is it a Dostoyevsky level of human condition? No. Is it thrilling and keeps the pages turning? YES!
This book is no different, our favourite Professor Aquaman is with his “girlfriend”, a beautiful, smart scientist in Prague while she delivers a speech prior to publishing a new book that can change the World on how consciousness is misunderstood. But forces at play wish to keep her quiet and her book un-published. What follows is a day of adventure, danger, violence and a lot of science that goes over this readers. When I got to the end I was surprised that the timeline was only 24 hours!
It was fun for what it was, the best character in the book is probably Prague itself. That is what I enjoy most about DB novels, he really opens up the culture or history of a place to people like myself who know very little and it encourages one to do their own research like for example The Devil’s Bible or Prague Castle and the Door With Seven Locks.
The plot was enjoyable for what it was and a few twists and reveals caught me out. Very cleverly done, some bits far fetched but it a suspension of belief that you make for the sake of entertainment. I found this book better than Origin but it’s not quite at Inferno or Angels & Demons for me.
There isn’t really a true villain in the book except for perhaps Finch and his organisation, there’s lots of grey characters and even the Golem is just delivering justice and is justified in its actions.
And given this little quote from the book
Langdon flashed on the opening line to one of his favourite novels. It is said that in death, all things become clear.
it seems one of Robert Langdon’s favourite books is Digital Fortress by …. Dan Brown.
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