Robert Langdon #4
Dan Brown
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Date read: 19 September - 4 October 2016
Length: 620 pages
Robert awakes in a hospital in Florence, with a gunshot would to the head. Soon after waking, it appears someone is after him. He escapes with Sienna and together they try to figure this out. They discover a plague of some kind is about to be released into the world, designed to kill nearly 3 billion people. Can they stop it in time?
Inferno is slightly different in formula than the previous 3 Robert Langdon novels, which is a welcome relief. Although it is less structured around symbols, there is still a good mystery to be solved, and some good twists and turns along the way!
The "plague" brings to light some very poignant questions about population issues. The planet is rapidly becoming overcrowded and soon there won't be enough resources to cope with the demand. As a whole we are living longer than ever before. Could you take the matter into your hands and "kill" nearly 3 billion people?
Inferno had some good twists which I thought the previous 3 novels just didn't. I felt it makes a novel much more interesting, and keeps you guessing what could happen next!
I think it's fitting that the epilogue ended with the word 'stars'. Of course it was on purpose, but it would have made a lot of people happy, I imagine.
A good read.
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The Wee Librocubicularist
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