Inferno is one of my favorites. The book is a consolidated genius of everything – mystery, nail-biting thrill, wild goose chase, history of beautiful Florence city, ancient artifacts, secret codes, etc.
Dan Brown showed his genius in writing once again. The illustrations of ancient museums and places is pretty impressive. His writing style makes it feel like you’re watching a movie. Dan Brown knows how to skillfully incorporate art, literature, and history into an exciting and thrilling story of suspense and danger.
You’re going to love the concept of a secret organization ‘The Consortium’. Whatever you need, they get it done. They can get you a new identity by creating years of original alibi as well. cool! isn’t it? And all that with no questions asked. They are the ones who helped ‘Bertrand Zobrist’ (the evil mastermind in the book you may say) with a safe haven and secrecy for building a plague. (His vision was kind of like Thanos!)
It’s a well-researched novel with some thought-provoking questions. The book teaches much about art, history, geography, and culture as well as confronting one of the most crucial issues facing our planet today…overpopulation. The story churns out surprise after surprise and you’re kept guessing who the real culprit is.
Inferno Summary
Robert Langdon, a Harvard University professor wakes up in a hospital with no recollection of memory of the past few days. To his surprise, he finds out that he is in Florence, Italy.
Vayentha, an assassin enters the scene trying to kill him (The plot thickens). Robert manages to escape with the help of Dr. Sienne Brooks. Soon enough, Robert finds a cylindrical object with a biohazard sign hidden in his jacket. He realizes that there are some mysterious people out there to kill him while his own government is not supporting him and probably wants him dead.
On opening the cylinder, Robert finds that it is has a hi-tech projector that displays a modified version of Botticelli’s Map of Hell which was in turn inspired by Dante’s Inferno. Trying to decipher the mystery, Langdon comes to know of a potential plague threat by the genius scientist Bertrand Zobrist who believes that the human species will come to an end in 100 years due to the ever-increasing population.
Zobrist believes that the only solution to this problem is if the human population is reduced to its one-third by some drastic measures. After WHO refuses to listen to him, Zobrist has decided to take the matters into his own hands. The search for this potential biochemical threat takes Langdon to different parts of Florence, Venice, and Istanbul.
Dan Brown says in the book
Nothing is more creative… nor destructive… than a brilliant mind with a purpose.
I have tried to not give out any spoilers here. Inferno is one of my top Recommendations.
This particular quote gives me goosebumps.
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis.
— Dan Brown, Inferno
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