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Members Starting the BR: Angie and Bernadette
Book:Origin by Dan Brown


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Getting started - hope it's as good as the last one!

I'm be close behind you and I hope it is as good too!

I'm going to join you on this one. Sorry to have gone away for the last two books, I didn't feel like rereading them.

Eunice wrote: "I'm going to join you on this one. Sorry to have gone away for the last two books, I didn't feel like rereading them."

Good to have you back😉

I'm 20% through the book. Seems like not much has happened. Unlike the other books, there is certainly a lot of time being spent on background. What we have so far:

▪️ a billionaire computer scientist, atheist, futurist who made a discovery that will rock the world
▪️ three religious clerics that are unhappy about the discovery
▪️ an event is being held to reveal the discovery
▪️ the billionaire was a student of Langdon
▪️ an artificial museum docent
▪️ a missing Allamah - one of the unhappy clerics
▪️ a man with a gun is at the event

What we don't know:

▪️ what is the discovery
▪️ only one dead body so far?

I didn't get to start until today. I've finished 20% now. Let me just say, I love your lists of what we know or what your questions are!!

This one does have a lot more background info. Not bad so far and it hasn't lost me to the science (hoping it doesn't!)

When Robert went behind the barrier and into that locked room, my sensible side was screaming for him not to do it! I wonder with everything that Langdon has been through why in the world would he trust anyone to take him off alone, somewhere that no one knew where he was, and for something he had no prior knowledge of!! (view spoiler)[At least that one didn't bite him and he got some facetime (we think...could that have been AI somehow too??) with his former student and friend. (hide spoiler)]

I'm itching to know what Kirsch's discovery is! Also, why is the man with the gun at the event...

Eunice wrote: "I'm going to join you on this one. Sorry to have gone away for the last two books, I didn't feel like rereading them."

Glad to have you reading with us again!

I've only read 3% more.

(view spoiler)[Well, I guess I should have seen that coming!! Will we get to know what Kirsch discovered? (hide spoiler)]

Angie, remember I’m an accountant so I love lists. Guess that’s why you like it too😂

You are correct! I love lists!!

50% done - now we have things are happening!

I have to say that I love Winston😊. This book was published 7 years ago when AI was probably just really beginning to get some headway. We use it at work for some things (Copilot and some others) but I haven't used it, I'm leaving it to the younger people. Not that I'm too old to learn new tricks, I just really don't want to as long as I know others know how to use the new tools. Enough about that.

(view spoiler)[More things we now know:

▪️ Kirsch has been killed by an assassin put on the even list as supposedly at the request of the prince.
▪️ The prince is engaged to the curator of the museum where the event was held.
▪️ Two of the clerics Kirsch met with are now dead, the only one left alive is the Spanish Bishop.
▪️ Langdon & Ambra escaped are trying to Kirsch's home to find the password to his phone to reveal the discovery
▪️ the assassin will get to meet the Pope, but it turns out to be the Palmarian Pope - I had never heard of Palmerians before this.

Questions I have:

▪️ Was it really the Prince that ask for the Admiral/assassin be admitted to the event or someone else from the palace?
▪️ Who is responsible for the death of the Rabbi & Allamah - I think the Bishop - just a guess though
▪️ Did the Bishop kidnap the Prince?
▪️ What was Kirsch's discovery? (hide spoiler)]

75% done, making good progress. It's easier to read this book than The Bee Sting. I'm having a hard time with that one.

So, Kirsch has a 47-letter password on his phone. I don't like that I have to use 16 letters/symbols for my work PW. And I always try to use a similar PW for everything - you can report me to the PW police if you must👮🏻‍♀️��

(view spoiler)[They lost Winston! And the phone. But Langdon and Ambra are determined to figure out the 47-word password. And Langdon thinks he can find Winston without the phone.

I was beginning to doubt my thinking the Bishop was responsible for Kirsch's death when he told the Prince that were going to see the King at the King's request until the Prince read a letter from the King and refused to tell the Bishop what it said or where they were now headed. So maybe I'm still on the right track??🤔🤷🏻‍♀�� (hide spoiler)]

More is yet to be revealed. I still need to know what the discovery was. If we don't find out by the end of the book, I will be really annoyed!

I'm getting lost on some science☹️

I was able to read soe today (or listen) while I was trying to get ready for a work trip.

I like Winston too!

(view spoiler)[At first I thought it was the bishop that was trying to stop the discovery from being revealed and was going to have Kirsch killed to do so. Then, after learning that the phone call came from the Palace, I thought it might be the Prince, but I wasn't really convinced. Now, I'm thinking that someone is trying to setup the Prince or trying to kill Ambra for being involved. Whew, this one is tricky!! (hide spoiler)]

I'm getting lost in the science too! But, it isn't as bad as the earlier books. (The 4th is still my favorite by far!) Yep, The Bee Sting was hard to read and even getting lost in some science is easier than reading that one!!

Losing Winston seemed like it would prevent them from being able to carry out their mission. I should have known that Langdon would have an idea how to get to Kirsch's computer and Winston.

I can't even imagine a 47 letter password! Geez!!

I'm starting to question a lot of things, but won't bring them up until I read a little more.

We better find out what that discover is! I thought maybe that Kirsch wasn't really dead that it was some sort of AI that was at the reveal instead of him and the killing his was part of the reveal. I don't think that anymore!

Finished. Final thoughts:

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▪️ I was disappointed in the discovery - too much science involved
▪️ The King and Bishop - how about that!
▪️ I haven't decided if I like the ending or not but...

(hide spoiler)]
I did enjoy Winston and agree that there will always be fighting about God.

I finished too. We read that one pretty much at that same time/speed. Lol!

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Am I wrong or did Winston act on his own to have the attempt made on Kirsch's life? Or did Kirsch have him do it, because he was on his last days from the cancer? Winston did try to give Langdon a chance to stop it, though.

Did not see the King and the Bishop! But liked the way that the Bishop found a way to make it fit within his vows.

Agree that the discover had too much science.

I was very surprised that Winston complied with Kirsch's direction to termination himself in the event of Kirsch's death.

Also, not sure whether I liked the ending or not! (hide spoiler)]

Totally agree that there will always be disagreements and fighting about God.

This book wasn't as good as #4.

Just to give an update because it's been a while. Unfortunately, I've barely started. Other books have been my priority because of more time-sensitive reading challenges.

Kirsch's got guts to basically mock the leaders of three major religions after asking for their time, especially since he is open about his radical stance concerning the existence of religion. And also after what's happened in previous books lol.

I instantly disliked him. Very egotistical and self-righteous about his beliefs. I find that people belonging to the deep ends of the religious to non-religious spectrum are often like that.

The assassin's nationality brought to mind the Spanish Inquisition. I wonder if his mission is related to protecting Christianity.

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