Jill answers “Reviews? Like ? Why Dislike? Why”

Lois Chanslor asked this question about Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4):

Reviews? Like ? Why Dislike? Why

Jill I will start off by saying I am a Dan Brown fan who loves Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. I am aware Brown is no Tolstoy; I was not expecting the…moreI will start off by saying I am a Dan Brown fan who loves Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. I am aware Brown is no Tolstoy; I was not expecting the next great novel of our time. But I've always enjoyed how he incorporates non-fiction conspiracies with his fiction. But this book, for me, was just really, really bad.

I want to like it, but I cannot. It's like he wants to follow the same suspense, twists and turns, art and architecture references, etc. as his other books, so he's just throwing out as much information and plot twists as he can. I have no interest in the plot whatsoever. There is too much going on and it seems desperate - and trying to tie in the Malthusian theory and transhumanism with Dante's Inferno is a reach. And the dialogue! Every line ends with some corny D-list movie line! With character names like "Sienna Brooks" and "Vayentha," it's just ridiculously over-the top cheesy. More so than any of his other books. I am much more hopeful for Origin. I need it to feel like he's not grasping for straws to meet his next deadline.(less)

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