Origin: From the author of the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon Book 5)

Religion vs science - DB decodes the code of origin. Fantastically written throughout, DB takes on the very core questions of the origin of human beings- where do we come from? Where are we going to? Continuing his suspense, Dan Brown brings a whole lot of science which is going to dominate the world in coming decades over religion according to him. Science here expands from the entropy, laws of thermodynamics, magnetism to the structure of DNA. It's like applying your textbook science to answer our origin... beautifully explained. The use of advanced technology to life is also something that's spellbinding. It's not any other thriller that you'll keep on guessing the suspects but it's rather something that you need to absorb the informations, google the facts & persons mentioned which is surely going to awestruck you. This novel is obvious to set controversy yet again for its challanges to religions. But if you have read Da Vinci Code then this might not be as page turner as that but still this book has set its own standards on a different orbit. 4 stars because the thrill was not that of DB's level. More thrills would have been jolly. The suspense was there but it lacked more on the thrill part. The standards that it had set, I expected more thrill this time. Overall, I must say it was one of it's kind of an experience. Felt a bit low towards the end of the book like I was about to lose a friend... a friend who questioned the very existence of a creator.

As a book reviewer myself, this is one of the only books that truly earned a five star from us here at the The Weekly. We post reviews on Google Play from now on so be on the lookout. *** Origin starts of quite smooth and easy until you are unable to put the book down and when you noticed you've finished it within a week. Books rarely keep me this interested! Even though you could keep some of the clues to yourself, there are many aspects that will surprise you along the way. The references to artists and their creations are fabulous and never fail to succeed in telling the story. Romance binds you to the thriller here and there and without over doing it Dan Brown sends a message of humour but also a serious note. You cannot imagine what it is like for a writer to write a impeccable story like this that hasn't been done before. 10 out of 10, a must read, and the best installment after 'The Da Vinci Code'. - Jaydon, The Weekly Herald (PTY) ltd.

This is the first (and last) book written by Dan Brown I'll ever read in my life of my own will. The writing style is simplistic and monotonous, which leads me to think that nobody - from the author to the publisher - has ever read the book out loud. The characters are flat: Ambra is described as stunningly beautiful, strong and independent, yet we get (male-dominated) description of the first trait only. Her highest moment of authority lies in giving direction to an improvised chauffeur (vagueness to avoid a spoiler, here). She's always stunned, impressed, or dulled out by the "professor". Langdon takes 20 pages to reach a self-evident conclusion. Kirsch is a poor homage to the likes of Jobs and Musk. I am leaving aside definitions of victorian 'friendships' and dialogues made of platitudes. I wasn't expecting a Nobel prize candidate, but I am truly disappointed.