Robert Langdon returns in another over the top, trashy thriller that I, of course, devoured voraciously in a frenzy of excited joy.

Dan Brown writes my favorite far fetched works featuring a self-inserted nerd, and he didn’t disappoint in Origin!

Edmond Kirsch, Langdon’s former student, now billionaire businessman, is giving a presentation to an audience about the future of the human race (he’s made a revolutionary discovery) when he’s murdered in front of everyone. The mystery of who ordered the murder and why unravels as Langdon, his new acquaintance Ambra, and Winston – Kirsch’s version of Tony Stark’s Jarvis – rush to solve the murder and find out what Kirsch’s big discovery was.

I really liked the ending to this one, guys.

As usual, the novel was set in Europe and I am still dying to go to all of Europe, so this book continued that tradition. One of the quests it added to my list was Sagrada Familia in Spain. It looks so cool and so beautiful!

Anyway, I liked Origin. I like Robert Langdon, basically because he is a smart nerd who solves mysteries with his deep ocean of knowledge about stuff. I know that there are three films based on these novels starring Tom Hanks, but can I tell you that I pictured Robert Langdon like Tom Hanks long before Hollywood did? True story.

I don’t follow Dan Brown obsessively and I don’t know if they’re done with the movies, but as always, I was sent to Europe with a host I like for a thrilling ride. Worth it!

Tagged: authors: dan brown, books: origin, genre: thriller