Inferno is a book that has, in my view, two major problems. First of all, there is never in the entire course of the book, a good reason given for WHY this art-history scavenger hunt is even happening in the first place. The villain in the story is just a big fan of Dante's inferno. The creation of an elaborate trail of clues leading people on a wild goose chase is really just an excuse for a Robert Langdon story. It doesn't really fit at all with the villain's motivations. His objectives would have been satisfied perfectly well by sending a letter or a press release and saying "hey, go here and look at this special surprise I left you all".

So that's problem number one. Problem number two, without divulging any spoilers as to the CONTENT of the ending, let me just say that the protagonist of the novel ultimately has NO IMPACT on the conclusion of events whatsoever. What happens at the end of the book would have happened regardless of whether Robert Langdon had been hauled out of storage for another adventure.

I really quite enjoyed Angels and Demons and The DaVinci code. The Lost Symbol suffered from many flaws of its own, but none of those books left me feeling like "What was the point of this....why is any of this even happening?"

The book is at least well paced, the art history elements are enjoyable and it's at least interesting to hear about the locations and works of art described, since Dan Brown does a pretty good job of remaining accurate in his descriptions of history and art, even though most of the rest of the story is basically science fiction.

The book digs in to the topic of population control pretty heavily. That's a contentious subject for many people. Dan Brown's view of the world seems to be that having too many people is a huge problem. And there's some truth to that. With so many people the world's resources stretch ever thinner.

But where he's terribly, terribly wrong is that this level of population growth will not continue forever. The world population is expected to peak at approximately 9-10 billion by around 2050 and then remain there or begin to drop. The earth's carrying capacity at current technology level is estimated at around 8-10 billion, with water as the major limiting factor. However, as technology improves so will water management and desalination techniques. So the premise that world population is a major problem that needs to be solved in a drastic and dramatic fashion is pure fiction.

Top tier.

The museum escape

Where Langdon sees himself on a video from the day before committing a crime that he does not remember.

I could not wait to listen to it, in order to keep progressing with the story.

Though I have to "check my brain at the door" for Brown's work, and look past his dislike and cheap shots towards religion and people of faith, as his books go, this one was a lot of fun.

I love all of Dan Brown's books but this one has become my new favorite.

From the twists and turns in the plot, to the ties between art and science, I didn't want to stop listening to it! This book helped me get through the rush hour traffic on my way to work every morning. It was an "edge-of-my-car-seat-nail-biter". Very well done!

I thought that Paul Michael was wonderful - I have not heard him speak before as this was the first audible book I got to listen to. I loved the different character voices he made - as it certainly helped spark my imagination. Very well read.

"An edge of your seat nail biter"

THE TEMPO PETER MICHAEL GAVE THE BOOK

THE LOST SYMBOL, VERY GOOD WRITTING

GREAT UNFORTUNATELLY HE HAS BECOME THE VOICE OF MANY CHARACTERS FOR ME, MAKING IT HARDER AND HARDER TO HEAR HIS BOOKS

HERE COMES LANGDON AGAIN

Yes

Yes - I never knew what was next.

Excellent voice, cadence, and expression.

This is one of the best books I've 'read' in years. As a result, I want to visit many of the towns and buildings mentioned in the book.

someone that is easily entertained

made it a very, very short story

Robert Langdon

most everything except the first and last 10 pages

i gave up on it. i was 60% through & realized those were some of the most boring hours i'd ever spent on a book. have loved all his other books, but had to step away from this one.

This one bet them all out...close to the Lost Symbol but just a little bit more. This one left me wanting another in the series.

This is one of the better reads, very fast paced and the descriptions of landmarks, always great. Made me feel like I was back visiting Florence and Venice.

Learning what the real intent was....don't want to give away to much info.

Sienna, she is full of angst and that came through.

Interesting, paced well

Indiana jones, and the goonies

I thought it was a little far fetched and I got bored at some parts but for the most part I enjoyed and kept interested. I like the search for a treasure at the end of the rainbow kinda book.

This is one of my top books. I love the writers style and other books. I am very glad I chose this book.

The deep rooted story line and in-depth charter history was amazingly put together.

if you are looking for a book to read and cant decide like I often am then this is one you should pick.