30 August 2013

Inferno

It was a little surprising to me to find out that (probably) the only author whose work I've all read is Dan Brown. I don't find them that good, yes they're good in terms of being a page turner, but there's no deeper layer to it.

But nonetheless I stayed up late into the night finishing Inferno, the synopsis is the as below via goodreads:
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 . . . Dante’s Inferno.

Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered.
I this one the best simply because it's set in Italy is based off of the Divine Comedy, which I attempted to read back in highschool but only got as far as canto 10? If there's a free online course on the book I would totally take it. 

Also made me realize that there's so many places I didn't go in Florence & Venice! Ughh biggest regret is not going to Doge's Palace but instead spending too much time shopping on Rialto Bridge. This is why trips are not good with a big group of people.

2 comments:

Gil said...

Shopping at rialto bridge? When I was there it was mostly very expensive luxury shops

Weej said...

There's this one shop that sells leather journals and glass pens. We spent like 1.5hours in there just picking pens "orz