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Summary: Fabulous
Review: This book will keep you on the edge of your secret with its clever writing and gripping story. There are twists and turns until the very end. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: Excellent mystery -- on par with The DaVinci Code
Review: Here again (or should I say, before, since the book was written earlier than "The Code") Dan Brown shows himself a master storyteller. Clearly, the themes of the book are less controversial: (1) particle physics; (2) anti-Catholic secret societies; (3) world conspiracy; however, the formula is similar. The book however, has a greater degree of fiction, which perhaps is why it has not attracted the public attention as much as the "Code".
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Summary: A great read!
Review: Dan Brown has me hooked!! He would not be able to write books fast enough to keep me happy!
Angels and Demons is a terrific read. The historical information is fascinating. If you liked the DaVinci Code, you'll love Angels and Demons. It is not as predictable as the DaVinci Code and Dan has given more detail and thought to the plot and how he builds the story and its characters. I loved it.
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Summary: TOTALLY SATISFYING...7 STARS!!!!
Review: Once in a great while, a book comes along that will blow your mind. This book for me was one of them. Dan Brown's writing style is fantastic, his story and intrigue are so well laid out that it had me guessing till the very end.
The premise alone was interesting, to solve the riddle of the Illuminati, an ancient order founded to destroy the catholic Church. Our heroes must find a ticking time bomb somewhere under the Vatican, as well as four kidnapped Cardinals slated to be elected Pope before they are killed. I loved how at any given moment there was a mystery or a puzzle that needed to be solved; always building up the tension and making you want to read on to see what will happen next. THIS IS GOOD WRITING. (Unlike my writing, LOL.) I don't know how many times I can repeat it, it was great!!!. If you want to read a fast passed, edge of your seat thriller, with an Indiana Jones esc feel, then this is the novel for you. Don't Delay.
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Summary: If your a "Code" Fan...this book is not as good.
Review: The first book by D. Brown I had ever read was The DaVinci Code. I was rivited by the entire novel and couldn't wait to read A & D which is Code's predecessor. I was dissapointed. The character developement was weak and shady at best, the emotions he tried to convey between his hero and heroine felt fake and forced. The fiction portion took on huge leaps of imagination and some of the action portions were unbelievable, unless your a cartoon character. Overall this book wasn't awful, but your best bet is to skip this one and go straight to The Code where he corrected most of what he did wrong in Angels and Demons. Be warned that once you have read a plot line by Brown...the rest of his books follow the same pattern. One book by this author is all you need and want.
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Summary: great book
Review: i loved angles and demons. i thought that the suspense and excitement carried out through the entire book making it not only a great suspense and mystery book, but also a great action book. Dan Brown is stunning in his writitng techniques and the way he portrays characters. Filled with figurative language, this book is great. although being young, i understood and comprehended the story extremely well. Not only that, but i think that any over 13 can enjoy the masterpiece of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons.
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Summary: Fabulous
Review: I adored this book. I'm not sure that I can say much more than that. I loved the tone, the setting, the characters, the suspense. May I suggest one thing, however. I was in Rome about 2 and a half years ago. So when the storyline emerged that our characters were going on a scavenger hunt through churches in Rome, I pulled out my Rome tourist book and followed the characters. Many times, I got to see pictures of the statues and icons the way that Brown described them. It was so fun to trace their journey on the map. If you can do this, it adds so much to the story! Happy reading!
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Summary: Very GOOD book (but not Great)
Review: After I read the Da Vinci Code I felt that I had to read all of Dan Brown's books, so I started with Angels & Demons and thought it was a very good book, but felt that it was very similar to the Da Vinci Code only using science instead of art as the premise of the story.
I was hooked to the story until I realized that everything happens in just one day and how Robert Langdon keeps escaping death (on the helicopter) Please don't even get me started!!!
It is a good book and I highly recommend it, just be forewarned that the ending even though i's very good and you'll be very surprised it might be a little bit hard to swallow.
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Summary: Nice "3-Hour" Tour of Rome
Review: A novel that has great content of historical and esoteric theoretical fact, perhaps the best quality of this book is its teaching purposes for those who have a short attention span for art and/or conpsiracy theories. The story itself is captivating enough to keep the reader involved but it has its weak spots. The story continues to gain pace towards its climax but the pace becomes so rushed that confusion can ensue. The timeline is absolutely unbelievable. Towards the end I found myself skimming to keep up with the story! If the "sexy" aspect were removed, which cheapens the story, a woman running around Vatican City in her shorts, mentioned several times, and unnecessary, combined with the ending and her ridiculous actions, taking into consideration that her father had just been murdered, the ending was a disappointment. A good crowd pleaser. It DID keep me reading but not 100% satisfied.
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Summary: Harris Tweed vs. the Illuminati
Review: My girlfriend and I listened to this book on tape on a recent car trip. It was entertaining, but not so much as Da Vinci Code, which I read recently and REALLY enjoyed. The ending of this book is not satisfying, mostly because of the way Brown never really explains the technology-- the "anti-matter"-- that is at the center of the story's plot. Supposedly anti-matter is the unification of God and Science, the reconciliation of those who want a universe governed by natural laws, and those who want God. It is the proof God's existence as an "energy" that can create new matter out of nothing-- as in Genesis. Brown doesn't give enough detail on this. Just keeps saying things like "it's all about energy" and "Genesis" or whatever. And we never really know why the Church would feel compelled to cover up such a discovery, if indeed it is the "proof" of God's existence. Anyway...
But the anti-matter is hijacked by what we are led to believe is a secret plot determined to bring down the Church. There are several details here that go unexplained-- why does the Pope's assistant, who is behind the plot, go through all the trouble to perpetrate his scheme through the code of the Illuminati, thus enabling Robert Langdon to piece together the puzzle and stop him? Is this ever explained? Also: Why does the explosion at the end of the book (the anti-matter in the helicopter) remain in the atmosphere and not affect the thousands of onlookers on the ground? Can a person really survive a dive from thousands of feet into the air into a river? The book succeeds as a kind of puzzle, similar to the Da Vinci Code, but in that book the code breaking was more intriguing and detailed. The Illuminati history is also interesting, but not so much as the Priory of Sion conspiracy of DVC. I'll be honest: my favorite aspects of the book (the parts that most entertained me) were also what I considered the stuff most worthy of ridicule-- the goofy character sketches that rely heavily on products and the material possessions of characters. My favorite detail here is Robert Langdon's Harris Tweed sportcoat. Every time we turn around we get another dose of Langdon's professorial ambience. Love it!
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