On May 14th, 2013, I silently awaited one of the most wanted books of the year. It wasn't until a few days back I actually got my hands on Inferno and the excitement coursed through my blood as I opened the first pages of the book.
So Robert Langdon is back in action and he finds himself in a hospital in Florence and he doesn't remember how he got here. To add to this massive confusion, agents clad in black clothing are out to kill him. When Dr. Sienna Brooks takes him to her apartment, he finds a macabre object in his famous tweed jacket. And that, my friends, is where the race against time to find clues and save the world starts.
The book is centered around Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the first part of his most profound piece of poetry; The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent to hell, his climb to Purgatory and his arrival in paradise. Inferno, the first part of the 14 thousand lined poem which describes the descent to hell is probably the most vivid and disturbing of the three. Inferno also revolves around the seven deadly sins.
Going back to the book, Langdon and Brooks hastily travel around Florence, trying to escape death as they crack codes and crypts embedded in the many paintings, monuments and sculptures in the capital of art. Combined with Langdon's amnesia, another deadly assassin, the World Health Organization and a lot of deception, this book will have you hanging by your fingernails until you reach the epilogue.
While reading this book, you can imagine yourself travelling through the Florence landscape with them and after finishing it, you will definitely want to go to Florence and have a look at the paintings and landmarks mentioned.
Enrapturing, this is Dan Brown's best yet.
So Robert Langdon is back in action and he finds himself in a hospital in Florence and he doesn't remember how he got here. To add to this massive confusion, agents clad in black clothing are out to kill him. When Dr. Sienna Brooks takes him to her apartment, he finds a macabre object in his famous tweed jacket. And that, my friends, is where the race against time to find clues and save the world starts.
The book is centered around Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the first part of his most profound piece of poetry; The Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent to hell, his climb to Purgatory and his arrival in paradise. Inferno, the first part of the 14 thousand lined poem which describes the descent to hell is probably the most vivid and disturbing of the three. Inferno also revolves around the seven deadly sins.
Going back to the book, Langdon and Brooks hastily travel around Florence, trying to escape death as they crack codes and crypts embedded in the many paintings, monuments and sculptures in the capital of art. Combined with Langdon's amnesia, another deadly assassin, the World Health Organization and a lot of deception, this book will have you hanging by your fingernails until you reach the epilogue.
While reading this book, you can imagine yourself travelling through the Florence landscape with them and after finishing it, you will definitely want to go to Florence and have a look at the paintings and landmarks mentioned.
Enrapturing, this is Dan Brown's best yet.
Best yet? No way. His best is The Lost Symbol.
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