If you haven’t already read this author’s works or at least heard praises about them, you were probably born just yesterday.
There is a lot of fuss about Dan Brown. Even non readers have read at least one of his books.
So when one goes into a series by such a well known author, the expectations are way too high.
And no matter where you set your expectations, you won’t be disappointed by this author’s novels.
These are heavy, long, twisted books. But but but… don’t even try to flip through them in an abridged reading style. Trust me, the whole essence is in the details. Skipping through a Dan Brown book is like having a pizza without any seasoning. You’ll know the story, you’d have figured out the mystery, but you haven’t read a Dan Brown book.
Coming to the Robert Langdon series in particular, the series comprises of five books with the same main protagonist, a symbology professor, who gets involved into some really huge, end of the world, kind of plot. His journey of uncovering the truth takes him through some of the most historically rich cultures and countries. And trust me, at the end of each book, you would want to visit each of those places.
The descriptions and visuals are so vivid, no doubt film makers got sucked into making movies based on each of these stories. Although, the movies don’t do the books enough justice. Again, you’ll know the story and may be see the symbols and places, but the details and histories that Langdon treats the reader with is just not possible through a movie medium.
They aren’t the kind of suspense thrillers that one can guess after the first chapter itself. It requires intellect and attention to read these books. And thus, even though they are long, they all have the power to keep your interest gripped throughout.
Many a times you know who the bad guy is, but the realization of why exactly is he the bad guy, brings a mouth gaping expression to your face (trust me, that actually happened to me right in the middle of a flight).
The books are composed of strong characters and even stronger connections between events. It is like playing a ‘join the dots’ games, with the correct answer lying outside the boundaries of the dots.
Over all, definitely go through one book by Dan Brown. You will be sucked in.
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