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Summary: I gave it 60 pages and gave up and skipped to the end
Review: "Hey, Vittoria!" "Disprove any more of Enstein's theories?" "The carmelango is in danger! Open the door! Hurry! But it was too late." "Dawn came late to Rome." If you think this is good writing you will enjoy reading the book
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Summary: Angels and Demons tour
Review: I just got back from Rome, Italy and took the Angels and Demons Tour offered by Mr. Sergio Caggia's company, Nerone and Rome Made to Measure at www.nerone.cc The tour lasted 8+ hours for us, or they can split it up into two 6 hour days, depending on the clients schedule. Let me put it this way, If you liked this book, you will love this tour! Sergio's guides, we had Mauro, are University graduates, extremely qualified,can get you in to places you could never get to on you own, and make this book come alive. The way I figured it, this tour saved us at least three days of trying to do on our own, as the cab drivers had never heard of some of the locations. This great book is worth a trip to Rome.
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Summary: A Familiar Formula With Familiar Themes: Few Complaints
Review: In his first close encounter with the Vatican, Robert Langdon -- along with a smart hottie (natch!) -- must follow clues left by an ancient secret society in order to save the Catholic Church from destruction by a new technology developed as a source of energy and as evidence of the divine creation of the universe.As in the Da Vinci Code, there are some twists at the end that surprise us about the nature of characters that we thought we understood. As in Da Vinci Code, the surprises seem a little contrived and hard to swallow. (Note to Dan Brown: Your novels are surprising enough without the role reversals of the last 80 pages.) Still, the book is a great ride with lots to think about along the way regarding the intersection of science and religion. Read this book and then join the rest of us who wonder what happens to Robert Langdon next. I suspect Dan Brown can deliver an amazing third installment.
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Summary: Are characters not allowed to sleep in Brown's books?...
Review: Why do all of Dan Brown's novels begin and end in one 24 hour period? At the end of both TDC and A&D, I sat back and thought "You know, Robert Langdon uncovered a plot to end Christianity, solved numerous ancient riddles, trotted the globe, partially fell in love and faced certain death several times....ALL IN ONE DAY. What the....??? Let'em sleep a little, Dan. It'll help out with the realism since you won't need to conjure up jets that travel at Mach 15 to transport your characters across oceans in an hour.
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Summary: Outstanding Book
Review: This is a book one will not be able to put down. The facts are extremely interesting and the twists, surprising. Read and Enjoy!! Another great book by Brown.
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Summary: Just as good, in many ways, as THE DA VINCI CODE
Review: This, too, is an excellent and extraordinary book that I simply could not put down. Like THE DA VINCI CODE, it also gives us a great plot and takes us on a highly imaginative journey. My continuing thirst for entertainment was brought out by this book as well. And it is as much an excellent and entertaining read as other books by Dan Brown, such as DIGITAL FORTRESS and DECEPTION POINT, not to mention science fiction and fantasy books that captured my imagination and mind over the years, such as STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND, I, ROBOT, RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA, FOUNDATION, RINGWORLD, CRYPTONOMICON, SNOW CRASH, NEUROMANCER, DARKEYE: CYBER HUNTER, ERAGON, HALO: FIRST STRIKE, SPEAKER OF THE DEAD, and other such highly imaginative books.
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Summary: Over the top, indeed!
Review: I gotta tell you, this ex-English teacher explains his passion for Disney and other suspense writers on his web site. And man, is he ever a commercial success. But I did feel this novel is OVER the top to the max. I just couldn't buy it all, although I did read it, stayed up all night, because I could, and got it finished to hand on to my waiting step-daughter.
My niece and her spouse liked it a lot. I am their senior by about 15 plus years. I think that is what taints my review. I just felt like I was having my leg pulled and that I knew it. I kept thinking that I would buy into the plot as more than mere escape a la Indiana Jones, but I did not.
Having studied the medieval Roman Catholic Church, I felt I was reading pure fiction, even though Brown hit on enough curious truths to make his effort a new century read for the generations younger than me.
Give me Umberto Eco anytime.
However, since many friends had been urging me to read "The DaVinci Code", I was glad I had read this first and MET Robert Langdon, this century's Indy.
Wonder who will be cast in this role for film?
Well, it won't take long to have that information, I suppose. Illuminata? Kind of an appropriate time to read of them, particularly with the concerns over Mel Gibson's brand of Catholicism. What a world of spinning fervor!
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Summary: The thrilling "prequel" to "The Da Vinci Code"!
Review: Author Dan Brown has another hit on his hands with a Robert Langdon tale that precedes "The Da Vinci Code" on a time line. Harvard professor of Symbology and Art , Robert Langdon , finds himself thrown into a situation involving a murder , an occult secret society thought dead fro 300 years , a beautiful young physicist , and the Vatican. What more could you want for excitement? How about a deadly assassin and traitorous priest? The main theme underlying this excellent work is that science and religion have been at war for over 2000 years. The Church of Rome has burned literally millions of "heretics" at the stake over the years , many of whom were engaged in what today we would call scientific research. The Church called it "witchcraft". In the course of reading the novel , even I as professional scientist , learned a lot about the history of my own discipline. Famed astronomer and early physicist Galileo Galili founded an occult group to hide science from the sight of , and destruction by , the Church . The history of this group is paramount in "Angels and Demons". The Illuminati seem to be alive and well , capable of heinous acts , and on the way to the ultimate destruction of The Church . Only symbologist Robert Langdon and the beautiful daughter of a murdered physicist have a chance of stopping it from happening! I bought the book late Saturday afternoon and didn't get to bed until I finished reading the 500+ page book at midnight. A truly gripping thriller that has many levels of intellectual satisfaction hidden within. Contains some real "food for thought". Maybe not as good as "The Da Vinvi Code" , but what could be? Very well written , entertaining , and somewhat provocative. A 5 star book. My highest recomendation.
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Summary: bookbuster
Review: I still don't know whether I prefer "Angels&Demons" or the "Da Vinci Code", both novels have a similar structure. I enjoyed reading this one, it has some very delightful details, thrilling and fascinating... the whole atmosphere of the book is indeed capturing. However, I have read in one of the reviews that "There is plenty of information in this book it will definitely satisfy your need for knowledge in both science and religion." ... That's what I first thought, too, but I looked up several books like Bulfinch's encyclopedia and others and finally stumbled over a certain Mr Fomenko who proves in his new book "History: Fiction or Science" that the entire history of the ancient world is indeed FALSE! Mind-boggling, but true!! I highly recommend "Angels&Demons", but don't forget that's it's really FICTION, not only the story, but also the basis, the back-ground!!
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Summary: Based on lies
Review: It's one of the few books I'd take to Mars with me. It's highly entertaining and suspenseful. Bravo, Dan! The historical subject suits you well. However, the reader mustn't forget that Dan is basing his novel on a fiction, not on true facts. You still enjoy it, it's really masterfully written, but there is some literature I'd advise the reader to read simultaneously with A&D to obtain some transparency: you may like "History: Fiction or Science?" by Fomenko, a follower of great Isaac Newton, who proves the history of humankind to be falsified... In spite of the fact that Dan Brown bases his story on LIES, this is a book I really DO recommend. It's a thrilling fun to read it.
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