reviewed live on the bookshow by Brian Lowen on 15th August 2013
Another epic saga
from DB featuring Professor Robert Langdon, the famous art historian, who is an
expert at deciphering ancient hieroglyphics.
The story centres
around the fact that the World’s population is increasing at such a dramatic
speed that within a few decades there will not be enough food to feed them all.
An eminent medical
scientist has decided to save the world and comes up with a novel, but
terrifying way of reducing the world’s population.
The whole book
involves the chase across Europe to attempt to stop the release of the
Professor’s ‘solution’ before it is too late.
The leader of the
World Health Organisation, an attractive mature lady, is leading the search and
has enrolled Robert Langdon to help identify where the Professor’s lethal
‘solution’ has been hidden. Also
involved is a young doctor who was helping the professor initially but now
realises the foolishness of her ways.
city’s important
buildings, only to find that what they seek is really in
Istanbul, which is where the action reaches its climax, but not after several
twists and unexpected turns in the story.
I am sure if you
have been to Florence then you would enjoy this part of the story more, as I
did with the part that features Venice.
I enjoyed the book
even though it does seem excessively long. DB is very good at holding your
attention during the story and building up a good plot but the story does keep
referring to Dante’s poem, the Divine Comedy, which deals with the nine stages
of the progression into hell until you reach the inferno, and this tends to get
rather depressing after a while.
I expect it will
make another good film though with some great scenic venues.
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