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Angels & Demons : A Novel

Angels & Demons : A Novel

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Watch out world Dan Brown has unleashed Robert Langdon
Review: The prequel to the Da Vinci Code, is a masterpiece as well. Dan Brown not only puts his readers in a car chasing never stopping thriller he also educates them at the same time. Dan Brown is a remarkable author who writes remarkable work. This book deserves a full five stars, because even though I had school work to do, I spent the entire day finishing the book. That's how I know when a book is good, when I have important assignments that I need to take care of, but oh no, I've got to finish this book.

Once again Brown introduces historical content to us, and some of us may not be able to handle the content, but we should try at least. Some religious fanatics might not be able to handle it, but hey isn't that what makes up the world, a bunch of people trying to get along.

Enjoy spending hours reading this one, you'll never want to put it down

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: REVIEW: ANGELS AND DEMONS
Review: I read Angels and Demons after finishing the Da Vinci Code. It was such an interesting and fast book that I decided to look up other books by Dan Brown, this was how I stumbled upon Angels and Demons. This book is highly recommended to people looking for a suspenseful and quick mystery. But after reading both books I decided that if you have read one, you¡¦ve read them all.
Before Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon solved the Da Vinci Code, he had to crack the mystery of the resurrected Illuminati clan, a secret brotherhood that supposedly disappeared and now resurfaces to take control. Angels and Demons the enthralling prelude of the number one bestseller Da Vinci Code written by Dan Brown is an even better read than the best selling sequel. Angels and Demons kicks off with a midnight phone call to Robert Langdon following a murder of a high leveled scientist. Langdon then goes on and joins Vittora Vetra, the daughter of the murdered scientist, in search of the killer.
Angels and Demons is very similar to the Da Vinci Code, both books start with a murder and a midnight phone call, then Langdon goes on a chase after the murderer with the victims daughter. The page-turning suspense that builds up early in the book quickly dies after the object of desire is revealed. When the readers find out what the Langdon is searching for, the book stops becoming a rush of information. Towards the end the book becomes very predictable, almost as if it were a movie in words. This thriller is a great book in general and is good for a fast suspenseful read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Spellbinding and Hypnotic -- A must read !
Review: From an ancient secret brotherhood to the Swiss Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, Brown's writing is very entrancing and revealing. You will find it hard to put this novel down. I gave this tale 5 stars because it is very lucid, exceptionally fast-paced and filled with style. From cover to cover it's a religious thriller. I highly recommend it. Here's another novel you should check out: Dragon Man The Adventures Of Luke Starr ... It's a fast-paced fantasy and a real page-turner ... a must-read. You can check it out and read an excerpt at: http://www.dragonman.tv

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great characters!
Review: With "Angels and Demons," Dan Brown does a nice job of creating characters that drive the story, rather than vice-versa. If you're tired of plot-driven novels with thin, and often cliché, characters, then you're likely to dig this one.

If you're into writers like Brown, Michael Baigent, Yann Martel, etc., then there's a new writer you should check out: GREG IPPOLITO. His most recent novel, "Zero Station," is a politically charged page-turner that pits its main Gen X character (John Saylor) against his Baby Boomer parents, teachers, etc., during the winter of 1991 -- in the heart of the Persian Gulf War. Right now, Ippolito is still a relative unknown (a friend turned me onto his work)...but this is a must-read. You can check him out and read an excerpt at:

http://www.zero-station.net

Don't miss it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Now this book's a little better, still...
Review: I let my curiosity guide me from "The Da Vinci Code" to this earlier book by Dan Brown and had to admit I liked it a little better, even if, as I stated in my review of "The Da Vinci Code" it was not a high-tech science-fiction or cyberpunk, my favorite type books, such as "Neuromancer", "Cryptonomicon", "Darkeye: Cyber Hunter", "Mona Lisa Overdrive", or "Snow Crash". Once again, this book is worth buying.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Everyone's talking about it....
Review: Well, there are a million reviews and opinions on this book, and I guess I'll write mine. I'm told this is supposed to be an intellectual-thriller. I'm told "Angels & Demons" is supposed to be the next Eco or Neville. I'm told this book is somewhat controversial and speculative. Actually, I disagree entirely.

I gave this novel 4 stars because it is very readable, extremely fast-paced and fluid in style. There aren't cumbersome descriptions and long-winded meanderings. The plot is interesting and the characters are intriguing. Compared to a lot of books out there these days, this one is quite good.

But the ending is bad. Without spoiling the book, I just want to say that the bizarre ending really let me down. There's a fine line between suspenseful and sinister and then out and out weird and bizarre. Dan had it good until the last several chapters. By the way, this is one of Dan's trademarks; all his books have over 50 chapters, but a "chapter" is really only two to three pages (sometimes less). Some may find that this speeds the storyline along, in my case, I find it a bit disconcerting.

Of the three people in my household that have read all of Dan Brown, all of them selected this one over his other books. Nevertheless, the media frezy seemed to be over his latest "The DaVinci Code." The reasons why we all selected "Angels & Demons" probably lies in the formulaic way Brown writes. After you read two of his books, he becomes entirely predictable where the storyline is going to go next. Not that this is bad, really, it just takes some of the surprise out of his novels. This book, while dealing peripherally with an 'intellectual' topic, is not an intellectual thriller. Its a good read, but its no classic. I imagine this story will be in movies sooner than later.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Angels and Demons--the brainiest of reads
Review: I had read the Da Vinci Code previous to reading Angels and Demons, and I must say that I appreciated Angels and Demons more even though their plot lines are quite similar. Both books deal with almost identical scenarios, with the professor of religious iconology Robert Langley being summoned to assist some foreign country or another in a mysterious murder involving a mysterious brotherhood. As in the Da Vinci Code, there was the beautiful and equally intelligent female character, in this case, a physicist and there were the usual shady villains who sought to bring about the demise of some major organization. However, while reading Angels and Demons, there was an anticlimactic feeling of knowing what would occur next as the plot is so alike to the plot of the Da Vinci Code.

I found Angels and Demons more enjoyable as I felt that the characters were more fleshed out and the plot line was more interesting and suspenseful. Make no mistake, I felt that Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code were both extremely good reads, it is only in comparison that one appears to be almost an exact replica of the other only with the names of the brotherhood, women, and villains changed. Brown is a talented writer with the ability to make previously thought to be dull subjects as symbology and theological history seem exceptionally interesting and engaging to the reader.

Aside from the similarities between the two books, I found both to be suspenseful and almost impossible to put down once I started. Angels and Demons was a very ¡¥smart¡¦ book, one that required constant thought on the reader¡¦s part, which was a fresh change from the usual books that one simply read and took in the facts. If you are looking for a simple thoughtless book with which to simply pass the time, then Angels and Demons is not for you, but if it is a thrilling and brainy book that you are looking for, then this is a must read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Better than the Da Vinci Code!
Review: After reading The Da Vinci Code, I decided to check out some previous material by this author. This had a double benefit. The first was that this book, much like the Da Vinci Code, addresses such issues as a secret brotherhood, dabbles in religion, depicts crazed authoritative historical figures, amongst other things. This provided, yet another entertaining tale in the style of the Da Vinci Code. Had I not read the Da Vinci Code, I would never had thought to read this one.

The second benefit was that I actually enjoyed this book more. Maybe it was because Da Vicini Code had so much hype while this was more unassuming. Either way, I was more pleased with the story because it was presented as the fictional entertainment that the author wanted it to be. (Or was it?)

To make it short, Angels and Demons is another story that demonstrates the author's ability to write a well-researched tale in the religious sector.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: High praise
Review: It was "The DaVinci Code" that introduced novelist Dan Brown to a broad audience, but by no means should readers think the action ends with that work.

In fact, "DaVinci" is only the latest in an impressive body of work by Brown, who has repeatedly shown a knack for weaving page-turning suspense, history and religion into fasinating and highly entertaining works.

In "Angels & Demons," a prequel to "DaVinci" (the two involve some of the same characters), Brown exhibits the same fast-paced writing and the same flair for plot twists -- though posed in a less controversial way than in "DaVinci" -- that has put him at the top of everyone's reading list.

While most of of Brown's success is owed to his storytelling ability and his painstaking research, much of it also can be attributed to his cinematic writing style -- you can almost see the scenes playing out on a movie screen in your head as your read. In that respect, "Angels & Demons" is at least as enjoyable to read as the work of some of publishing's more established superstars, such as Michael Crichton and John Grisham.

And the book is not without controversy entirely. Though not on the same level as "DaVinci," there is certainly much to debate -- and much to ponder -- in its pages. There is also much to learn, as the book is chock-full of historical tidbits.

Probably best of all, however, "Angels & Demons" may serve to prove to rearders that "The DaVinci Code" was no fluke; Dan Brown has a lot to offer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Intriguing and Riveting
Review: After reading Dan Brown's amazing The da Vinci Code, a friend of mine suggested I pick up another of his books, Angels and Demons. Upon learning that it actually had the same riveting main character, the Harvard Symbology Professor Robert Langdon, I was immediately hooked.

Informative may be an understatement with this book. Brown never ceases to amaze with his facts and information, revealing truths behind some of the greatest religious and scientific misconceptions.

The story, with ancient cults, a disturbing murder, and mad assassins keeps you intrigued and reading until the climatic ending, which is so unexpected it leaves you craving for more

I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Five stars all around.


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