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Summary: FANTASTIC!!
Review: Ditto!! Can't say enough about this book! I can't wait to read all of his works!! I read alot of thrillers and mystery(about 1 every 2 weeks). This is the best in the last 6 months!! Before that I read Roses Are Red by James Patterson, and this blew it away!! Trust me, you want to read this!!
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Summary: The best
Review: I am an avid reader of fiction and, without a doubt, Angels & Demons is the best book I have read in this genre. It was action-packed, historically accurate and the plot was anything but "canned". I highly recommend this book. In fact, I recommend Digital Fortress as well. I am in the middle of Deception Point, and I can't put it down. Do yourself a favoror and get hooked on this author.
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Summary: Entertaining stuff.
Review: After reading Angels & Demons, I could pick out many details about the book I didn't particularly like. It isn't a book that will change many lives, but then I realized how fast I read this book. I simply could not put it down. It doesn't accomplish much, but it sure entertains you for a short while. One exception is a speech in the book, I won't give it away, but its a glimpse of a great writer trapped in a simple book. I highly recommend this book, it was a good break for me from all the heavy reading I was doing. Read this book if you want to be entertained.
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Summary: Not to be confused with great literature, but fun anyway!
Review: After reading many of the reviews here, I wonder how many people who gave the book a bad review actually FINISHED THE BOOK before writing their review! They complain the bad guys run around with BAD GUY written on their chests and that you never find out much about the motives of the Illuminati ... well, not true and not true. And though I cannot claim intimate familiarity with Rome and Vatican City, Mr. Brown certainly thanks enough people at the end to convince me he did the necessary research. While my reading in the mystery-thriller genre is limited--and I don't think I am particularly dense--I keep changing my mind about who Janus actually was.I agree that the plot at times is pretty thinnly stretched and I felt the writing was not "great-Amercian-novel" quality, but, then, is that what anyone was really expecting? I know I wasn't. And, yes, the books tends to get a little preachy at the end, but why thrash a 500+ page page-turner for about 2 pages worth of sanctimonious drivel. For what it is worth, I didn't agree that the characters were "bumbling" or "stupid" or portrayed in an "anti-Catholic" manner. They seemed to me, above all else, human rather than super-human--I liked that the hero, who does ultimately save the day, made some mistakes along the way.
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Summary: I hope it's printed on recycled paper.
Review: This is the kind of novel which should only be read on a dare. It is poorly written at almost all levels. The plot is ridiculous, with characters who are supposed to make mensa look like a room full of morons but can't make the most obvious deductions even when directly related to their field. The author seems to be manipulative, creating unbelievable actions in order to simply maintain or acheive some plot device. Worst of all for me is the overbearing anti-catholic ignorance and preaching. It would seem that Mr. Brown doesn't have any public libraries near him. His mistakes in this area are so unbelievable that I will not try to list them. It would seem that this book was conceived as some sort of soapbox in which he could preach about how the Church needs to change. Unfortunately, we cannot even take this seriously, as his knowledge on the Catholic Church is so poor that he is preaching against a fiction. Silly plot, unbelievable characters, overbearingly biased and preachy narrative voice. All in all, a very poor book.
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Summary: Thrilling and educational! Awesome combo!
Review: Quick and fantastic read - I couldn't put it down!!
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Summary: Whom Do You Trust?
Review: This fast-paced, often compelling novel sets up the age old conflict between religion and science. Using the controversy between Galileo and the Roman Catholic Church as its overarching theme. Dan Brown in Angels and Demons teaches us much about the Illuminati, the Masons, anti-matter, the geography of modern--and ancient--Rome,ambigrams, and Vatican conclaves. Despite the inherent implausability of some of its elements the plot careens along; it certainly swept me up. This is not great literature, but for Robert Ludlum or David Baldacci fgans who appreciate a good story well told, this is a keeper! The twist, double twist at the end caught me off guard. And despite my initial disappointment I thought the ending to be just about right!
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Summary: Excellent Page-Turner for Long Flight or Rainy Day
Review: Take one Harvard professor, awakened by a mysterious pre-dawn telephone call from a laboratory in Switzerland regarding the murder of an imminent particle physicist; add a beautiful, albeit revenge-seeking daughter; mix with a Vatican conclave and the resurfacing of the mysterious brotherhood of the Illuminati and what you get is a thoroughly satisfying romp through Rome, hitting on all the Eternal City's most famous and fabulous sites along with some puzzling brain-teasers which will keep you on the edge of your seat and dying to arrive at that satisfying last page.
It may not be great literature, but the story is good and the characters interesting. If you've been to Rome, you will enjoy the virtual tour of the arts, the sites and the ambiance. If you're going to Rome, its a great book to bring along on that tiring trans-Atlantic flight to whet your appetite for what is to come!
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Summary: good plot, dreadful writing
Review: Seeing the description of this book as being comparable to those by Katherine Neville (The Eight, A Calculated Risk, et. al.), I was very excited to read Angels & Demons. Boy, was I disappointed. The author doesn't seem to think much of the intelligence of his readers; the writing is studded with superfluous and exhausting italics, the foreshadowing is done, not so much with a heavy hand as with the heavy feet of a football team (yech - I apologize for the metaphor, but you get the idea) and his characters have uncharacteristic moments of stupidity (not figuring out something really simple) so he can ratchet up the tension a little bit. All of which is really too bad because the plot, in itself, could have been really exciting,
If you enjoy a good conspiracy yarn - this ain't it.
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Summary: JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT FIGURED OUT...
Review: This is an excellent "page-turner" of a novel. Filled with historical accuracy and a frightening amount of scientific possibilities, Dan Brown has written a gripping drama of Science v. the Catholic Church. Without a doubt, the best part is how this book ends. You will think you can guess the ending, but keep reading, I guarantee you will be wrong. Great book-one you won't want to put down.
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