The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon #6), by Dan Brown
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown My rating: 1 of 5 stars Suspend your disbelief and leave your brain at home. Oh, wow, this one was a very serious let-down: At break-neck speed, we're (oftentimes literally) rushing through Prague with no time to reflect. There's no place for reason, intelligent behaviour, believable developments, or anything that would give the reader time to actually think about this uninspired mess. Worst of all: Langdon teams up with a person who calls herself a "noetic scientist". "Noetic science" is a term you'll find nowhere near any reputable scientific institute, serious researchers, or anything else you might consider even ever-so-slightly scientific. You won't find it on Wikipedia either. It's basically a "faith-based science", or, in plain words, complete utter bullshit (just like this novel). Brown has his heroine even tell us explicitly that her "science" should be exempted from any kind of bu...