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I'm very good at picking up on foreshadowing. I guessed the identity of [email protected] by chapter like, 34? figured his role in the plot earlier, too.

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Spoilers for Origin by Dan Brown below. In the grand scheme of the book, they aren't important spoilers at all, but they're there

I was planning to meme on Tumblr once I finish the book that Valdespino was down bad for the Spanish king, that he wanted him carnally

I finished the book

... That's canon

I can't meme it, that's just facts, they were basically in a relationship for ages

And I love that

I thought that Dan Brown did what so many male authors did before - tried to write a deep friendship between two men, and instead completely missed the mark and wrote homosexual longing instead

But no, Dan Brown knew what he's doing, that was completely intentional

My literature teacher was right, that man CAN write (okay, she didn't say it like that, but from the way she talked about his work, I felt she has respect for it, and that can't be said about every author and work she teaches us about)

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This review is about Dan Brown's latest book, Origin. This book was originally released worldwide on October 3, 2017. This book is available in English and Spanish, in different forms like a hardcover (hardbound/ hardback/ case-bound),a paperback, an audio book and a e-book. This is available online on Amazon and offline at any bookstore.

Let me start by talking about the illustrations on the front cover of the book. I have read this book in English and I have the hardcover of it (pictures are attached) and in one word, the cover is beautiful. The setting of the book is in Spain, which is also a beautiful country.

The book is fast. Like - fast. You'll hurtle through this book at top speed and not even realise when it will end. At every page, there is a mystery solved. But, at every page, there's a new mystery brewing. You'll be hooked to it.

Okay. So I'll talk about the book and try my level best not to give any spoilers. If at any moment you feel I've let go of a major point in the plot, feel free to stop reading.

Atheist and acclaimed futurist Edmond Kirsch attends a meeting in Catalonia, Spain with three members of the famous Parliament of the World's Religions: Roman Catholic Bishop Antonio Valdespino, Jewish Rabbi Yehuda Köves, and Muslim Allamah Syed al-Fadl. He informs them that he has made a revolutionary discovery that he plans to release to the public in a month. He is presenting it to them out of supposed respect, despite his well known hatred of organized religion, which he blames for his mother's death. The discovery horrifies the three of them. They later learn that he's actually presenting it only three days later, prompting Valdespino to send him a voicemail demanding that he stop or risk being discredited.

Like I said, the setting of the book is in Spain, and it's a beautiful country. We get to read about the various prime locations. The author in the book has shown an affinity to Antoni Gaudí, the famous Spanish architect as he highlights places of his creation like the Sagrada Família and the La Pedrera/Casa Milà. There is also mention of the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, Spain, because that's where a major part of the plot unravels.

Nonetheless, Kirsch goes along with his plan, hosting the exclusive event at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Among those in attendance are Kirsch's former teacher, Robert Langdon, and the Guggenheim's curator Ambra Vidal who helped organized the event, and is the fiancee of the future King of Spain, Prince Julián. Before the event the guests receive a headset through which they communicate with a docent named Winston, who reveals to Langdon that it is actually an artificial intelligence invented by Kirsch. Winston leads Langdon to a private meeting with Kirsch, who reveals that his presentation will provide the answers to two of life's most important questions: "Where did we come from?" and "Where are we going?"

During the presentation, which is being held in a special dome made to look like an open air meadow and broadcast worldwide, Kirsch, after a prologue featuring a recording of a lecture by Langdon, reveals that his intention is to end the age of religion and usher in an age of science. Before the reveal, Kirsch is shot and killed by Luis Ávila, a former naval admiral who lost his faith following the deaths of his family in a bombing, only to be introduced to and join the controversial Palmarian Catholic Church. Ávila was commissioned by someone named the Regent, claiming to be with the church, who tells Ávila that the bomber was a follower of Kirsch. Ávila is later revealed to having already killed al-Fadl, while another assassin kills Rabbi Köves.

I won't tell you anymore of the plot, because after this it's complete mayhem as opposed to what happened in the book before.

Robert Langdon, the American professor of symbology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, makes an interesting comeback. This is one hero who never gets old, and his experiences increases with his age. He is still described as someone who still has his abs because he swims everyday. Now, if you'll notice, Robert Langdon here has been given less of the glamour and glitz as compared to his other books. I think it's a very conscious choice. We first met Robert Langdon in the Angels and Demons, and in Inferno, he was still considered a romantic partner for ladies (which I found really irritating). Like in every signature Dan Brown book, Robert Langdon is on the run and again with a lady. But thankfully, here, no personal connections have been forged with the lady.

Lastly, this book isn't something you'd want to read first if you're new to Dan Brown (or Robert Langdon). I suggest you reading Angels and Demons first, because it's the start of the brilliancy. Origin, frankly speaking, isn't as much good as the other Dan Brown books. His writing standard has much deteriorated over the time. He was not much of a writer to begin with, but it feels like whatever was left in him has completely diminished over time. I don't know if it's the plot or his writing, because I feel that the plot was brilliantly thought. Perhaps I'd have been happier if the execution of the same happened a bit differently.

If you're looking for answers about the Origin, Origin isn't going to help you. This is a complete work of fiction (except for the places mentioned). It is not going to answer your questions with valid points, and this is for entertainment, not for research. Neither is it going to satisfy your desire for understanding Science.

There are four reasons I'd ask you to read this:

1. If you're a fanatic of Dan Brown, you may read this. If you follow him as a brand and not an author, you should read this.

2. Robert Langdon is another main reason. This is clearly Robert Langdon at his best ever. He has stopped getting into minor flings with his sidekicks and I was glad to see this story where he isn't romantically involved with the opposite sex. Also, he works the mysteries even faster.

3. The Origin. If you want to know Brown's perspective, you should read this book. Simple facts about the beginning of time (T=0) have been carefully unravelled.

4. Battle between Religion and Science has been one of the main themes of Dan Brown's books, and here also, the readers won't be disappointed. There's a lot of finer details which also will attract more readers from both realms of Religion and Science.

I'll give you a few reasons not to read it too :

1. This is, by my scale, the worst of Dan Brown. Like I've said earlier, his writing has deteriorated. He is no longer a shiny author as he was before.

2. Religion vs Science isn't something which attracts readers anymore. He has already done that in every one of his previous books. This is very disappointing for earnest readers. Unless he has something more to offer, with time, his fanbase is going to crumble to dust.

3. In this book, the voice of reason has completely departed. It may seem like a book of dimwittedness to many.

So, if you've weighed in the pros and cons of the Origin, go ahead and read it. You can send me your views at [email protected] .

Happy Reading!

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Origin is a 2017 science fiction mystery thriller novel by American author Dan Brown and the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series, following Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, and Inferno. The book was released on October 3, 2017 by Doubleday.

Atheist and acclaimed futurist Edmond Kirsch attends a meeting in Catalonia, Spain with three members of the famous Parliament of the World's Religions: Catholic Bishop Antonio Valdespino, Jewish Rabbi Yehuda Köves, and Muslim allamah Syed al-Fadl. He informs them that he has made a revolutionary discovery that he plans to release to the public in a month, but is presenting it to them out of supposed respect, despite his well known hatred of organized religion, which he blamed for his mother's death. The discovery horrifies the three of them, especially when they learn that he's actually presenting it three days later, to the point where Valdespino sends him a voice mail demanding that he stop or risk being discredited.

Nonetheless, Kirsch goes along with his plan, hosting the exclusive event at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Among those in attendance are Kirsch's former teacher, Robert Langdon, and museum curator Ambra Vidal, the fiancé of the future King of Spain, Prince Julian. Before the event the guests receive a headset through which they communicate with a docent named Winston. Winston reveals to Langdon that it is actually an artificial intelligence invented by Kirsch. Winston leads Langdon to a private meeting with Kirsch, who reveals that his presentation will provide the answers to two of life's most important questions: "Where did we come from?" and "Where are we going?"

During the presentation, which is being held in a special dome made to look like an open air meadow and broadcast worldwide, Kirsch, after a prologue featuring a recording of a lecture by Langdon, reveals that his intention is to end the age of religion and usher in an age of science. Before the reveal, Kirsch is shot and killed by Luis Avíla, a former naval admiral who lost his faith following the deaths of his family in a bombing, only to be introduced to and joining the controversial Palmarian Catholic Church. Avíla was commissioned by someone named the Regent, claiming to be with the church, who tells Avila that the bomber was a follower of Kirsch. Avila later kills al-Fadl, while another assassin kills Rabbi Köves.

While Avíla escapes, Langdon, alerted of the extra guest beforehand by Winston but unable to stop the murder in time, meets Ambra. Warned that Julián can't be trusted, as the last minute request to put Avíla on the guest list came from the Royal palace, they escape from Ambra's Guardia Real guards and leave the museum. Deciding to release Kirsch's discovery, they steal Kirsch's tablet and follow directions from Winston to a bridge, where they take a water taxi to an airport. Winston has Kirsch's personal jet fly them from Bilbao to Barcelona. Ambra reveals that the presentation is protected by a 47-character password which is a line from Kirsch's favorite poem. Although neither know which poem was chosen, Langdon figures that it can be found at Kirsch's home: the top floor of architect Antoni Gaudí's legendary Casa Mila.

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Origin Review

Author : Dan Brown

Genre : Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

Rating : 3.5/5

This book is the fifth installation in Robert Langdon series. You don’t have to read the previous books to read this as each book in the series is a standalone.

“Where do we come from? Where are we going?”, most of us would have thought these questions at least once in our lives. This book revolves the discovery made by a futurist who tried to answer these questions.

The prologue leaves the reader wondering, what did Edmond Kirsch discover that will be change the face of science and challenge the faith in God. Dan Brown manages to maintain the suspense about the discovery throughout the book.

This book is different from its predecessors in many ways. In this we see a lot of modern / contemporary art instead of ancient art. We hardly come across ancient symbols in this book instead we see poetry of various philosophers about their futuristic ideas. We see AI playing an important role in this book , Dan Brown refers this AI as “Siri on steroids”.

The author try to keeps the reader hooked into the story through plot twists in affairs of royal place, but they failed to make the book a page-turner. The characters of royal place failed to required interest especially the prince.

The discovery and ending were my favourite in the book. The ending is unlike anything we have seen in the previous Dan Brown books. I liked sense of humour of the AI in the book however it felt the author was trying to imitate the JARVIS.

If you liked previous Robert Langdon books then it is a must read for you.The book doesn’t disappoint you totally ( may be a little if you except a Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons kind ). This book is worth reading.

Happy reading :-)