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Ron Charles, Attention, Tom Hanks: Dan Brown’s new novel, ‘Origin,’ is ready for you

Dan Brown is back with another thriller so moronic you can feel your IQ points flaking away like dandruff.

Brown may not have discovered a secret that threatens humanity’s faith, but he has successfully located every cliche in the world. An unholy trinity of words — shocking, stunning, devastating — are reused like old shopping bags until they’re so threadbare they can’t hold any meaning at all. And besides those Brownian cycles of false suspense, there are weird stylistic ticks. The characters of “Origin” seem to suffer some kind of jaw dislocation: his jaw dropped, her jaw tightened, his jaw fell. The whole cast needs an oral surgeon.

(from The Washington Post)