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Summary: Fun book, but it shouldn't be listed under horror...
Review: This book is in no way a horror story. I think Amazon just put it here because it has the word "Demons" in the title. Actually, if you think the catholic church is scary, then it may be a horror...
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Summary: Go see a Hollywood Action Thriller - This book is Similar
Review: One of the dumbest books I ever read! The history of Catholicism, the Vatican, Rome and the Illuminati and ambigrams were all interesting, but once the action starts, this book is like watching a dumb Hollywood action movie where the bad guy (like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction) is left for dead by the heroes and then miraculously arises for one last blow while the heroes rest. The book and ending is convoluted with several different endings and the story is too fantastic for an intelligent mind to ponder the reality of it. When the hero jumps from a Helicopter miles up and lives because he used a canopy to break his fall, I knew I made a mistake in reading this. The end of the story goes on forever and the writing is simplistic. This author is a hack making millions of dollars by exploiting the mindless! Do yourself a favor and shy away from this book. Like they say, "candy will rot your teeth." Well, this book will rot your brain!
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: There are three books out there that are must reads. These are: THE LIFE OF PI, Jackson McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD, and this book, ANGELS & DEMONS. All are great fun and each is completely different from the other. Our book club recently read these and we don't all usually agree on ANYTHING, but in this case we did. We also read Brown's DA VINCI CODE and liked it, though we prefer ANGELS & DEMONS! Great fun!
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Summary: Dan Brown: the literary prodigy
Review: I have read all four of Dan Brown's works. Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons are the best. No one can create a plot better. (Grisham and Crichton and Brown are equals among giants). Angels & Demons-- Illuminatus, the Vatican, antimatter, Bernini,...absolutely unputdownable. I read this in one sitting.
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Summary: better than the da vinci code
Review: this book was great. it had a more interesting story line than the da vinci code. it really maked you think. one of my favorites!
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Summary: Foucault's Pendulum "Lite"
Review: All in all, this has the feel of a wannabe. I really could not get over the kind of "dumbed down" feel of the stereotypical "Harvard professor" with his tweed schtick long enough to feel like I was reading something worthwhile. Having read Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum", this felt a little like the juvenile version, watered down with enough summer thriller plot cliches to appeal to the beach reader and fool them into feeling like a "serious reader". If you want a book that spoon feeds you a plot that shouldn't be too difficult to predict after 15 pages, this is the one for you. If you want the real read, pick up "Foucault's Pendulum" and commit to expanding your vocabulary and your attention span for more than is required of the 30-second commercial spot.
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Summary: for what it is, it's pretty good
Review: If you're looking for good literature, this isn't the place to look. If you're looking for something to drag to the beach this summer, you've found it.
Brown has a little more respect for his reader than the typical Grisham/Creighton fare - and that's what sets this book apart. The plot if farely formulaic - full of wild technology, quasi-mysticism, and plots to destroy society. However, Brown actually discussed and involves slightly more complicated topics that pop lit. He's mainly concerned with the ideological conflicts between science and religion, and is determined to instill his story with a decent amount of the spectrum of philosophies regarding this topic.
That said, this is still is a fluffy, easy read - but certainly a notch above most of the other best-seller list crap.
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Summary: better than "the code"!
Review: I read this first before "the Da Vinci code". and I'm glad I did. I enjoyed this book even more than "code" because it has even more twists. I was impressed by the facts given and the way it kept me interested about something that usually doesn't interest me. I put this in my favorite book section, and reading this book has piqued my interest in a whole new genre of books. excellent work.
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Summary: Captivating and suspensful--great read!!
Review: Angels and Demons is one I could not put down. Brown obviously did a lot of research to write this book. The facts on the Illuminati and the Vatican were facinating, and the Illuminati symbols he talks of that are embedded in US money are actual facts. His knowledge of Rome and the works, statues and churches as well as his knowlege of the interworkings of the Vatican were very interesting, especially to me since I grew up catholic. But anyone can appreciate the book--Christian or not. The story itself is captivating and interesting with lots of twists and turns, though I predicted who the mastermind was behind all this, I was not prepared for the twist Brown puts on it in the end. I was shocked. I have started the DaVinci Code and I am glad I read this first. It really helps set DaVinci Code up.
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Summary: Better than Da Vinci Code
Review: Angels and Demons is the predecessor to the ultra-successful Da Vinci Code. Symboligist Robert Langdon is introduced in this book and author Dan Brown takes the reader on a crazy journey through Rome as the Catholic Church struggles to survive. I read the Da Vinci Code first and hated it, but after reading both Deception Point and Angels and Demons, I believe Dan Brown is a good author who just failed miserably with the Da Vinci Code. In Angels and Demons, Langdon must search through all of Rome for clues to help him find a hidden bomb that will destroy the Vatican. A lot of this book seems like a history lesson as Langdon, the Swiss Guard of the Vatican and Victoria Vettra rush to find the bomb. The main difference in Angels and Demons is that while Langdon deciphers many clues, he is ultimately trying to stop a terrorist organization from destroying the Vatican. In the Da Vinci Code, Langdon solves riddles and clues just to finally solve the ultimate riddle. The purpose of the novel is the final riddle, which really leaves no bad guys and causes the Da Vinci Code to read like an encyclopedia of art history. Angels and Demons is a long book (perhaps 100 pages too long, as Brown throws in another twist when the book could be over). The book is respectful of the church and Christians unlike the Da Vinci Code, which bashed the church. Brown does however let his disdain for all organized religions show when a character says that religion must evolve like science and move past churches and that each person can find God inside themselves. Readers should overlook Brown's personal dislike of the Church and realize this is a good, exciting over-the-top novel that is fun to read. I recommend you read this book, then stop, because the Da Vinci Code is much worse.
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