Tharindu Dissanayake's Reviews > Inferno

"I think I see natural light!"

"So, we're looking for a doge who committed an act of treachery."

I had almost given up on this series after reading The Lost Symbol, since plots were getting to the point of annoyingly repetitive. But things are finally looking up! I was delighted to see Brown taking such a shift from the previous books with this fourth RL installment.

"We've moved into uncharted territory."

One would easily point out that there's still nothing new about the plot, with having a techie type villain and a young female sidekick yet again, but that's where the similarities end in my opinion. By deciding to drop some very subtle hints from the very beginning as to who the real villain is, Brown handles the thread lines by adapting a fill-in the gaps kind of approach to ensure proper suspense throughout. And as always, there's no lack of mystery, code-breaking as well as the occasional humor to make the reading immersive.

"There's a reason evolution is a gradual process."

At this point I've grown accustomed to the author's use of multiple languages for conversations (or tolerate them better), and going to stop complaining about it. Other than that, I actually have nothing to criticize here! I honestly did not believe the series could make a come back after third book, but luckily, Brown has managed to outperform himself with Inferno. I will even go as far as to say this is probably the best one in the series up to now.

"Compassion is a universal language."