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

Another great story

I was compelled to finish even at the risk of being late for work. The only issue I have is with the description of the art and historic places, this seemed a bit like filler at times. My mind started to wander from the story during some of the lengthen descriptions.

Awesome book. Excellent narration.

This is an excellent read. The narrator is fantastic. Can't wait for the movie! Enjoy!

Typical Dan Brown. And that's not bad

What did you love best about Inferno?

I love his incorporation of actual historical events and actual places you can go visit

What was one of the most memorable moments of Inferno?

The trip through the museum

Any additional comments?

This one had a particularly good twist without knowing who the actual culprit is until the end. And it was a good one.

Great Book was did not like the last few hours

Where does Inferno rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is probably one of the lower of my favorite Dan Brown books (above Angel's & Demons). This book was great throughout, however, in the end it spent like an hour or two explaining everything and just letting me know all of the twists and turns and what they meant. It felt very fake with the way that it just flat out explained the hidden plots and ideas (I am trying to not mention anything). Usually Dan Brown books let me figure out what is happening and just give some clues toward the end, not just flat out tell me. I was a little disappointed with that. It was still a great book, and I highly recommend it, I just wish he ended it better.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, plot twists and turns throughout.

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

Yes, but it is long

Any additional comments?

Great book, just bad wrapping up.

Page turner

Dan Brown always weaves a good story with many twist and turns you don't see at first. Loved the story premise as this is or should be a concern to the global community.

Although it should never be the decision of one individual nor do I think that a solution such as depicted in the book would be a decision anyone would make lightly.

I would definitely recommend this to all science fiction fans.

A disappointment...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I had this book finished in 2 days, during my work commute, knitting socks, and organizing my Audible list in Excel. The book served as background to more productive persuits, and I know how to respond if asked what I thought of this latest book in the Robert Langdon series.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

It was rather bland all around.

What about Paul Michael’s performance did you like?

He is easy to listen to.

Was Inferno worth the listening time?

It was worth it only because I was very productive with other things with this as background. When the book comes up in conversations, I can legitimately lament on my disappointment.

Any additional comments?

Time for Dan Brown to move on to fresh material.

Good Plot Twists

Good story with great detail to the point of being lost. it almost like a tour guide of Italy. The plot is interesting but you spend so much time in the details of the environment you forget about the threat.

Best of the series

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.

Great story with great details.

It describes in great detail amazing historical places while the action takes place. I love the fact that I had to take the entire book to understand the full plot. Very clear narrative.

More art and architectural history than plot

What did you love best about Inferno?

I admired the amount of detail in descriptions of locations. How much research did the author do in advance?

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

My strongest reaction was a wish that I had previously visited the locations so that I could picture them in my mind as they were described. Still, I enjoyed the verbal descriptions.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed the book on the whole but somehow the ending let me down. It was a long build up to a pretty tame ending.