Dan Brown's Inferno

I just recently finished reading one of Dan Brown's controversial but remarkable books, the Inferno. I have also read his other books such as Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code and the Last Symbol. I am not a huge fan of his considering how he attacks the Christian religion, Roman Catholic to be specific. However for some reason I always look up for his books online and in the bookstores. Perhaps it is because of how he fuses facts with fiction. He makes you think, analyze and research. He brings you to interesting places of history and art such as Basilica Cistern also also known as the Sunken Palace in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The underground chamber is supported by 336 gigantic marble columns which are illuminated with spot lights. He also mentioned Palazzo Vecchio and Boboli Gardens in Florence, Italy.

Going back to his latest book, Inferno tackles issues of over population, poverty, and especially in the third world countries specifically the Philippines where he mentioned that the city of Manila is the most densely populated city on earth. The book also implied that the city is the most dirtiest and the most polluted. But as I checked the web, the most populated city of the world is Shanghai, China with its 17,836,133 population. Philippines has 98,066,000 population. The dirtiest city is Baku, Azerbaijan. He offended the Filipinos because of these wrong information especially when he implied that the city is the gates of hell. Because of these there is an impending persona non grata for him.

Perhaps his attack against Manila has something to do with the banning of the Da Vinci Code movie in the capital of the Philippines. It is known that most of the Philippine population are Roman Catholics. But then again, it is just my impression. But the truth of the matter is we are indeed in the brink of destruction. Overpopulation is hurting the world and unless someone address the issue then we will see the end of our species.