I'm a fan of Dan Brown's novels - their structure (a lot of short chapters ending in cliffhangers) and the suspense. I've read four of his novels (including Inferno) and I can say that when you take those two aforementioned factors into consideration, Brown's books will not let you down. I know, this might be viewed as a downside because essentially you get stories told in the same exact way with very similar structure and they might lose the whole surprise. For me, however, it's like Brown's trademark and I reach for his novels to get just that - suspense and familiar structure.
Inferno has a really good plot and a different one from the previous novels I've read, in that it does not revolve around finding an object (I wasn't a fan of the ending of The Lost Symbol, the object at the end of the whole search was just too cliche) but rather is all about something that is going to happen and the main characters have to do something to stop it.
The plot involves Dante and his Divine Comedy and I have to say those references to culture are my favourite thing about Brown's novels. This time you don't get conspiracy theories about mysterious societies - you get history and facts and I loved that.
The main point of the mystery in the book (no spoilers, don't worry) is something that actually frightened me and made me think: 'What if this really happened one day?' The story is really believable and the ending is one of the best ideas I've read about although I think it's still a little bit science-finction for today's science (at least I hope so).
The one problem I had with the book was the ending AFTER the mystery was solved. You get a few chapters that, although they do take care of some unresolved issues, feel like they might have been omitted.
On the whole - very enjoyable, fast-paced, believable and full of very interesting facts. I really liked it and would recommend if you're after a suspensful read.
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