Book Review: The Origin by Dan Brown
“ To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books. ” To begin with, Dan Brown has always had a spot on my list of favourite authors. Not surprisingly, it is a consequence of his profound research behind the novels, lucrative plots that feed my imagination and the diversity of the characters he introduces to the reader. The Origin lives up to the author's reputation for an engaging and exotic plot and succeeds to glue the reader to its pages. The novel is set in the cultural city of Barcelona (and other parts of Spain, too), the home of Gaudi's natural imitation art, the urchin-like spires of La Sagrada Familia, museums boasting of modern art and of course, Camp Nou - the home of Futbol Club Barcelona . Ambra Vidal is an eminent keeper of an art museum, and is engaged to the Prince of Spain himself. She is in fact, the co-protagonist of the novel alongside the ever famous protagonist...