

But, look, I have read some Dan Brown books. Reading's reading and I don't judge reading, even if I do judge, on the occasion, what people read.

"He knows how to spin a plot! Those pages keep turning!" That is fine. "He's entertaining!", you might say of the author. Your mom will ask you, "Have you read this book, Fernono-something-or other, you know, by The Da Vinci Code guy? I like that Tom Hanks!" You may even read Inferno yourself, whether at the behest of an angry albino monk or because you you simply want to. You will hear about Inferno around the water cooler. You will see Inferno in a pile at your local bookstore, laughing in your face. It's a near bet that you will see Inferno on the subway. The author has already sold more than 200 million copies of his previous books worldwide. Now, no matter how you feel about Dan Brown and his novels, it is certain that you are going to run into this book. " Expect "a chilling adversary," "an ingenious riddle," "a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science," and loads of Dante references! As usual, the stakes are high, like, end-of-the-world high. It's called Inferno, and, yes, this is a Dante reference: "In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces. ĭan Brown, The Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown, has yet another long-awaited book on the ever-so-near horizon featuring your favorite tweedy, turtlenecked hearthrob-tellectual Robert Langdon. This article is from the archive of our partner.
