Origin by Dan Brown

Synopsis :

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to attend a major announcement—the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon’s first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.

As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch’s precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret.

Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain’s Royal Palace itself... and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch’s shocking discovery... and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

This is what I say :

I have been wanting to read this title as it's a new title in the universe of Robert Langdon and I was expecting great things.  However, when I get hold of an e-book, it took me a long time to read .  I actually read about 50% of the book and then took a break and try to continue the other half many, many months later.  The key word here is 'try' because I really did try but unfortunately I have lost interest in Origin.

Origin while being quite original just did not capture my attention.  While it's quite good, maybe because I have other nicer and more unique titles to read around the same time, I was more interested in those titles and somehow, Origin got lost among those titles.

It would also be because i was tired of the same formula of having to follow Robert Langdon all over the places, like in previous books.  Maybe I was tired that there's always a woman running around all over the places with him...same old..same old. So, with all these traversing around and people getting killed left, right and centre, it got kinda....boring.

Perhaps, I should read it another time when I don't feel so 'rush' in my reading.