Dan Brown - Inferno

Harvard history professor, Robert Langdon, wakes in a Hospital in Florance and finds himself running for his life. He is tracing the steps of a genetic engineer in Florance, who aims to reduce the world population in order to save the human race. His adventure tracks through ancient cities where his history knowledge allows him to progress as he suffered short term memory loss, and the deception around the adventure unravels as the book progresses to test his trust of others.


The book highlights a serious problem facing the human race, I.e. overpopulation, and the solution presented in this book seems very understandable as the facts are explained. It presents some interesting questions to the intellectual mind, which allows for afterthought and further investigation. The book refers to the poem of the Italian poet, Dante Alighieri, with the same name.

I found it a very interesting book, requiring me to form opinions as I was drawn into the adventure, about overpopulation as well as the presented solution. The plot is masterfully created, protecting the hidden surprises.