PositiveThe Minneapolis Star TribuneHis latest page-turner, Origin, goes even further, playing with the idea that science could ultimately triumph over religion by essentially proving the nonexistence of God ... The Brown formula also means plots that are contained in a 24-hour period, with short chapters (105 spread over 461 pages in Origin), typically ending in cliffhangers ...in between the places where the characters’ hearts pound (or their pulses quicken or their adrenaline surges), Brown pauses to drop in explanations of art, architecture, history and science... As in some of his earlier books, Brown uses a conservative Catholic sect as a plot element in Origin.
