Origin, Free Sampler (Robert Langdon)
Published September 13th 2017 by Transworld Digital, Kindle Edition 24 pages
An extract from Origin.
Dan Brown’s new novel, Origin, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in Spain, where Langdon is drawn into a terrifying race against time that will bring him face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried – until now.
This preview includes the prologue and first chapter of Origin.
User Reviews
Rating: really liked it
The plot is familiar: Our good old Prof. Robert Langdon's old friend who is about to reveal an 'earth shattering' discovery is killed and it is left to Prof. Langdon to unravel the mystery behind the who, the what and the why of it, with a female fatale in tow. There is also a religious fanatic, not unlike Silas of Da vinci Code, who is hot on their heels with not- so-pleasant intentions. Throw in the usual fare of secret codes and symbols, ancient paintings and poetry with prophetic undercurrents and the re-emergence of a secret religious cult and you have the typical Dan Brown concoction !! Dan Brown's brilliance lies in perceiving patterns between science, art and religion. And here he does not disappoint. The final revelation, however, is neither mind blowing nor unpredictable.
Rating: really liked it
The curiousity is killing me
Edmond Kirsch , a former student of Robert Langdon makes a groundbreaking discovery. He invited Robert Langdon and head of the major 3 religions in the world to make an announcement.
Now I am very interested in what major discovery Edmond Kirsch has discovered but if it happened in real life, I guess no one would give a fuck what religion's leaders thinks
Anyway, I am preparing myself to be completely blown away and challenge
Rating: really liked it
can't wait for the release. Robert Langdon about to shake the world of beliefs. DAN BROWN is about to explode the world π. can't wait for the release. Robert Langdon about to shake the world of beliefs.
Rating: really liked it
I would give this book 2 and a half stars but since I can’t, I’m giving it two because I don’t think Dan Brown will suffer much :)
Spoilers below:
Pros-
It was gripping and fast paced
Cons-
It was predictable
This is his fifth book to wholly and unapologetically fail the Bechdel test (literally a line in the book where the only important female character talks about how a big strong man makes her feel feminine and young after a ton of men were intimidated by her being too pretty and tall)
Said woman actually finds herself attracted to Robert Langdon at the end who is I think at this point some twenty years older than her and also what is it with all these gorgeous women falling for him?? It’s getting OLD.
Edmond Kirsch is a billionaire and the end of the book is all overtly optimistic visions of the future and science and religion coming together and an age where everyone is fed and housed while ignoring the very real capability Kirsch has to solve this problem TODAY with his billions. I personally felt that was super sanctimonious.
And last but my least favourite — the CONSTANT adulation of Winston Churchill — a mass murderer and colonizer, complicit in the deaths of 3 million (likely more) south asians. It goes so far as to literally incluxe one of his quotes: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” This quote goes beyond a slap in the face— it is Dan Brown spitting at the billions of colonized around the world who have suffered under dictators like Churchill, rubbing salt in the wound while we try to recover. Tying this in with Kirsch’s whole billionaire save-the-world irony, this is the most insulting and ignorant Dan Brown book so far.
All this to say — I want my ten dollars back.
The only reason this gets two and a half stars instead of zero or one, is because I will admit that Dan Brown knows how to write and how to captivate an audience, but it’s high time he caught up with the present day and checked his privilege.
Rating: really liked it
Origin by Dan Brown has addressed the conflict between science and religion capably, particularly around the concept of Creation. The core questions asked in his book involve Who are we? Where did we come from? And most importantly, where are we going?
This time Dan Brown shifts his locales of the plot from France and Italy to Spain. It makes for an exciting backdrop as this country is known for its crossroads for modern science and religion, especially Catholicism. Brown tells the readers how Spain has MareNostrum, one of the most complex supercomputers. The conflict between facts and beliefs is explored through Langdon’s experiences across art, religion and conspiracy.
The cloak and dagger kind of quest starts off when Langdon participates in a presentation at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, where one of his erstwhile pupils from Harvard who is a famous futurist now reveals a stunning discovery that promises to break open two of the biggest questions we face. Not only are these questions traced in the title of a Paul Gauguin painting, but they are found engraved - “Where do we come from?” and “Where are we going?”
Professor Robert Langdon finds himself solving a cryptic puzzle as he races against time in quest of the answers in company of a curator of the Museum who is also engaged to the Royal Prince. He is helped by Winston, a Supercomputer (Winston being a tribute to Winston Churchill). The cryptic puzzle in this book is a computer password that has forty-seven characters. Winston is ultra advanced and makes Siri looks like a schoolgirl in comparison. You get to learn many new things in this book, such as Brown even going to a stretch to explain what Uber ride's main purpose is and also about the outdated U logo of its sharing app. information.
Brown stunned me in the end.
Rating: really liked it
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Yet another classic Masterpiece in the Robert Langdon series!! Who can ever compete with Dan Brown's impeccable style of narrating out facts without ever boring the reader.
If I'm to say why I love Dan Brown, it's probably the amount of knowledge I can consume from one book seamlessly without ever feeling tired!
Add in the classic persona of Robert Langdon, cryptography Origin doesn't not disappoint at all!!!
Needless to say the book has some great lines delivered like the ones above!!
It was awhile after the last #robertlangdon book for this to be released but I can assure that as a die hard fan of Dan Brown's workit was every bit worth the wait!!
Rating: really liked it
Well, it was my final Dan Brown book with my absolute favourite Robert Langdon. I cannot start describing how much dan Brown's books cannot stop to amaze me with its historical fulfilment and crazy twists. To be completely honest, that was not my favourite book with Professor, but I definitely had good tome reading different character perspectives saying religion is bullshit. That gave me extra happiness. However, I gave this book 4.2 stars just because i found the lack of actual symbols and codes a bit upsetting. I was used to Robert Langdon being a smartass, and in this book it was a bit odd for me to see them talking about rather moral dilemmas than solving ancient codes, especially after reading The Lost Symbol.. But, besides that I really enjoyed this book and ones and for all realised that dan Brown is one of my favourites. Historical facts that interdependent with a little fiction just blows my mind every-time.
Rating: really liked it
It's another superb book by Dan Brown, always love his mind boggling detective book. This book's main thoughts are on the implications of believing in an religion, but also mention the purpose of religion. The main 2 main questions of humanity is Where do we come from, and Where do we go?, is ultimately, a question that cannot be answered yet by any scientific methods. I think this book really did question my own understanding of the purpose of humanity— near the end. As said by many, and put forth even better by this book, we are merely the orderly creations of nature to spread energy and introduce more entropy to create disorder.
Rating: really liked it
"Today we face the darkest evils in the world with nothing more than our ability to forgive, to love, and to be compassionate. And so we allow- no, we encourage- the evil to grow. In response to repeated crimes against us, we delicately voice our concerns in politically correct language, reminding eachother that an evil person is evil only because of his difficult childhood, or his impoverished life, or his having suffered crimes against his loved ones- and so his hatred is not his own fault. I say, enough! Evil is evil! We have all struggled in life!"
Rating: really liked it
Interesting begining. Science challenging religion.An interesting begining. Religion and technology has been a favourite topic of Dan. Its too early to write a review as I have read only 24 pages but the story seems to be promising. Robert's first student, now a billionaireβ futuristic inventor reminds of Elon Musk. This guy is going to shatter the very foundation of all religions. Lets see what follows...
Rating: really liked it
By all standard definitions, Origin is an action thriller. The book has everything - a problem that must be solved, gun fight and a hint of romance; all in the backdrop of the enigmatic locales of Bilbao, Madrid, Barcelona and Seville in Spain. The plot will arrest your attention throughout the book while Brown reveals the secrets one by one. The author lives up to the expectations of his readers. This book too, like many of his other bestsellers will probably be made into a movie.
Rating: really liked it
This Book is one of the best book i have ever read. This book is must read for the those who seek answers between religion and science . This book revolves around 2 basic questions .
where did we come from ?where are we going ?
Dan Brown has conveyed the message of science in a very thrilling manner while maintaining balance between his atheist character Edmund Kirch and the notions of religion .
“The dark religions are departed/And sweet science reigns”
Rating: really liked it
An really ORIGINal novel Though the book will be released on 3rd Oct, the preview itself is gripping.. And Dan brown is a master of the quest books, this time the fusion of modern architecture and past will surely be a classic combination. I wish to start reading it on my newly purchased KINDLE PAPER WHITE. ALSO I AM GETTING A HARD COPY TO READ AGAIN FOR A BOOK FEEL...
Rating: really liked it
As always great book from Dan Brown. But as aspiring writer, I find that description of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao did not help the story at all. Likewise I find that some of the scientific theories in the book are too heavy for the people not versed in the sciences.
I just wish that the “predictions” of the book eventuate ad would really like to have a friend like Winston π
Rating: really liked it
I received this sample in exchange for an honest review.
Sure, we all know Robert Langdon and his adventures, usually accompanied by a beautiful sidekick and lots of racing around cities of the world, being chased by villains galore. But you must admit that he is a fascinating character, very knowledgeable in his field. Worth reading the whole book, I think!
