Inferno

I love Dan Brown novels. They're like heroin.

The latest installment featuring protagonist Robert Langdon is called Inferno. Like any good Langdon yarn it takes place in Italy, and if he doesn't get to the bottom of a complex art history puzzle...well, global catastrophe is imminent. Life as we know it will cease!

Brown authors his books with 1 to 4 page chapters pretty much. So it's like a cliff-hanger every few pages. It's a simple literary device that keeps you hooked like a mofo. You can't read less than 100 pages at a time. Inferno is 450 pages but I read it in like 4 or 5 sittings. It's totally consuming.

No doubt you've read or heard of the Da Vinci Code. All the Langdon books are just like that. Art history, museums, hidden details, conspiracies, secrets, Italy, an evil madman, tweed jackets with leather elbow pads, a hot chick, and a desperate race against time. It's all dialed up to 11 and it's a winning recipe. The only one I haven't read is the Lost Symbol, but I'll get that from the library this year.

I think Angels and Demons is the best, followed by the Da Vinci Code, and then Inferno.

This ruled. Everyone should read a Dan Brown novel at least once. You'll love it then keep chasing the dragon looking for a high to beat your first time...