Inferno

A Novel

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings.

“One hell of a good read.... As close as a book can come to a summertime cinematic blockbuster.” —USA Today

“A diverting thriller.” —Entertainment Weekly

With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee.

Embarking on a harrowing journey, they must unravel a series of codes, which are the work of a brilliant scientist whose obsession with the end of the world is matched only by his passion for one of the most influential masterpieces ever written, Dante Alighieri's The Inferno.

Dan Brown has raised the bar yet again, combining classical Italian art, history, and literature with cutting-edge science in this captivating thriller.

©2013 Dan Brown (P)2013 Random House Audio

If you like the daVinci Code...

Would you listen to Inferno again? Why?

I'm not so sure of that. This book was very easy to follow, AND to predict. The story is actually pretty formulized(?) , with few twists or surprises. It was, however, easy to follow and easy to become immersed in.

What other book might you compare Inferno to and why?

Above comment should answer this question.

Which scene was your favorite?

Eluding the pursuers in the Boboli Gardens

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, not at all!!

Any additional comments?

I hope Brown's next book contains a reunion of the women who he leaves along the trail, hopefully helping him figure out an impossible situation. How have they all moved on?

Typical Robert Langdon, but a bit disappointing...

If you could sum up Inferno in three words, what would they be?

Twists and Turns -- typical Robert Langdon novel, where nobody is who they seem, and everything has a hidden meaning.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I really enjoyed the entire book until the ending; while the rest of the book was excellent, the end did not live up to Dan Brown's past performances. It was a bit of a let down in the end.

Which scene was your favorite?

Any chase scene where Langdon must think on his feet while evading the bad guys. In this particular instance, the entire portion of the book where Langdon fled from the police, knowing the ins and outs of Florence, including all the secrets that allowed him to evade his captors.

Any additional comments?

I felt the performance was really well done by Paul Michael. Each character had a unique voice that was easy to follow the story with, however, they were neither comical nor cheesy. Definitely a well performed story.

My First Dan Brown

Geez what a far range in reviews.

When his previously popular books came out - the topic did not strike my fancy and I did not read them. I'd have to have lived under a rock to not get that book without reading about it, by now.

This book was very good. I sincerely enjoyed it. I was involved in the story, attracted to the characters and surprised at all the right parts. I enjoy the history and the art stories. I was able to fall in to this book, as if this was his first, in that they rarely mention the characters previous adventures.

The narration is perfection. Paul Michael is like listening to silk. His gender changing is transparent.

Anyone that says this books is predictable needs to get a big glass ball and join the circus.

re read it several times and still love it

I loved this book. I loved the narrator. I couldn't put the book down. great story

Dan Brown delivers another one

The ten-year delay since the publication of "The Da Vinci Code" was well the wait. Kudos, Dan Brown.

Inferno

Great book I loved part 1 downloading part 2 will let you know about this part

Like it .. not love it

It is a simple story line, easy to figure out what is going on .. didn't need to listen to closely. I enjoyed it but not like I enjoyed Angels and Demons ... This book is not in the same category of good. So it was an okay book. If you like Dan Brown you will like it not love it

Inferno is intense.

Would you listen to Inferno again? Why?

Would I listen to Inferno again? Yes! I listen to audio books while at work and from time to time I get interrupted, but that doesn't mean I will listen to a book again. As for Inferno, yes, I will enjoy listening again.

What did you like best about this story?

The multiple twists.

Have you listened to any of Paul Michael’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no, but I like his performance with Inferno.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

great book very intriguing

intriguing book I like the Dante references had a bunch of fun with this I like Dan Brown wouldn't mind getting a couple more of his books

a good book

Made our long road trip go by rather quickly. our minds were very entangled the whole book.