This book blew my mind. In a good way!
Do not try to read this one quickly. Save it for when you have large chunks of time to really sit with it, read it more slowly, and think about it. You'll be glad you did. Especially because Brown tells us at the outset that all the experiments and science and organizations in this book are REAL.
Yes, this book is "science-y." Have you MET Robert Langdon?? This is the sixth Professor Langdon novel from Brown. Here, though, he is the one learning, which is a great change up for the world renowned Symbologist who teaches at Harvard. Don't worry, his skills of course come in handy too, but it is the manuscript of the book noetic scientist Katherine Solomon has written about the brain, about consciousness, and parts of what happens after death that are the focus here. Well, that, plus her publisher, the American Ambassador in Prague and a Golem.
It was interesting to realize that this book was set over about 24 hours. I loved that it was set in Prague - great descriptions of the city now make me want to go there. A LOT happens - a few kidnappings, a brutal murder or two, a computer hack and a jump in the river. Robert and Katherine have to figure out why they are being sought for her book, who is after them, and who is on their side. Throw in a young Russian girl with a past and you have a fantastic adventure thriller mystery like only Dan Brown can write. I heard Tom Hanks' voice throughout!! Which we can soon see on the small screen, as Netflix is already in development for a series.
Don't miss the acknowledgements! You will find several clever references to real people have been peppered throughout the novel. I loved that!
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