Series ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
The Secret of Secrets: A Novel
Dan Brown · 2025
🎙 Narrated by Paul Michael (Random House Audio), the established narrator of the Robert Langdon series
57/100
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Langdon's back chasing a scientist and her research into consciousness through Prague, and it moves fast, but plenty of critics felt like they'd read this puzzle-box before, and the "noetic science" hook is a hard sell for some. The narration by Paul Michael is clean and well-paced if you're already invested in the series, but the story itself doesn't quite earn a strong recommendation on its own merits.
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🎙 Narration: good Paul Michael, the series' established narrator, praised for measured pacing, crisp enunciation, and clear production quality.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety65
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing55
Originality40
Evidence & accuracy50
Hype vs delivers58
Age-fit72
Human-eye read55
Penny’s verdict57
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