Rating: 3/5
Short Review: A nice read with a sleepy middle
Detailed Review:
<No Spoilers>
To start with, 3 stars mean 'I liked it' but not 'loved it'. This is due to the immense drag in the middle of the book. This must be the first Dan Brown book in which I literally fell asleep in between! I woke up after thirty-minutes only to realize I'd passed out reading a Dan Brown! I just couldn't believe it, but sadly that's what happened.
The reason for sleep - I felt the author was literally trying to 'show' the reader each and every detail (Issue = Too much detail) of the art forms, the museum, and places involved (most of them I have personally visited.) The descriptions write-up is very apt and great and the places chosen are immensely interesting, but that's not what I picked up the book for -> That is the issue, a big one. The story in between just goes off track on the spiral staircases or Gaudi's out of the world architectural art forms or wonders.
What I liked:
-The question of existence/origin involved gripped me at once, which included the tug of war between science and religion
-The way the author answered and handled the 'theme' question of the book in many plausible ways leaving no pros and cons out of any aspect - scientific, religious and neutral.
-The overall mystery and plot. I did guess quite a few things, still, it was an interesting plot.
What I didn't like:
-Too much drag with the detailing of the same place again and again
-Too many details about the places. Although I admire the research the author has done to put it all on paper, but when am reading a thriller, I really want the story to be moving. If I'm bemused by a place within a few lines, I'll research it later, not in between a nail-biting thriller. These details mellowed down the effect of mystery created and I really wanted to get past those descriptive passages to read what happened next.
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Short Review: A nice read with a sleepy middle
Detailed Review:
<No Spoilers>
To start with, 3 stars mean 'I liked it' but not 'loved it'. This is due to the immense drag in the middle of the book. This must be the first Dan Brown book in which I literally fell asleep in between! I woke up after thirty-minutes only to realize I'd passed out reading a Dan Brown! I just couldn't believe it, but sadly that's what happened.
The reason for sleep - I felt the author was literally trying to 'show' the reader each and every detail (Issue = Too much detail) of the art forms, the museum, and places involved (most of them I have personally visited.) The descriptions write-up is very apt and great and the places chosen are immensely interesting, but that's not what I picked up the book for -> That is the issue, a big one. The story in between just goes off track on the spiral staircases or Gaudi's out of the world architectural art forms or wonders.
What I liked:
-The question of existence/origin involved gripped me at once, which included the tug of war between science and religion
-The way the author answered and handled the 'theme' question of the book in many plausible ways leaving no pros and cons out of any aspect - scientific, religious and neutral.
-The overall mystery and plot. I did guess quite a few things, still, it was an interesting plot.
What I didn't like:
-Too much drag with the detailing of the same place again and again
-Too many details about the places. Although I admire the research the author has done to put it all on paper, but when am reading a thriller, I really want the story to be moving. If I'm bemused by a place within a few lines, I'll research it later, not in between a nail-biting thriller. These details mellowed down the effect of mystery created and I really wanted to get past those descriptive passages to read what happened next.
If you liked my review and found it helpful, please click helpful on my Amazon Review Link: https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R19GRS9UOCCVHW?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp
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