Angels & Demons : A Novel

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Summary: The little things he gets so wrong really bug me!
Review: This is my third Dan Brown book. I read Da Vinci Code when everyone else was reading it, then Digital Fortress, now Angels and Demons. I enjoy Brown's plot and like his characters (1-dimensional as some people might think they are). Each book has some deeply geekly aspect that very few people have any chance of questioning. I'm not an art historian so I can take a lot of Da Vinci Code at face value and not wince. I'm not a cryptographer so Digital Fortress's esoteric technology is fine. But in Digital Fortress, Brown calls a computer that must be a workstation a "terminal" and in Angels and Demons he refers to a cell phone having dial tone. Now I happen to think that dial tone would be a great way for cell phones to indicate that they have service but in my experience, none do that. Didn't anyone edit these books? Geez.

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Summary: Faith Redefined
Review: This book was my first experience reading anything written by Dan Brown and I must say it was excellent. The main character, Robert Langdon, is drawn into this adventure because his expertise as a religious syboligist is needed by the Vatican to confirm a symbol. And not just any symbol. This symbol is said to have been left by the infamous Illuminati, long thought to have been no more. From beginning to end this book is action packed and keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing what will happen next. If you have never read Dan Brown I would highly recommend this be your first book of his you read.

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Summary: Angels and Demons book review by Dan Brown
Review: Angels and Demons, written by Dan Brown, is an exciting book filled with mystery and murder. Each word you read will just give you a reason not to put this book down it is a fast-paced story that will keep your eyes glued to the pages. . Angels and Demons are full of scenic settings such as the Vatican in Rome. Dan brown masterfully describes environments so realistically it is amazing.
The book starts off with a man named Robert Langdon who finds himself called upon to investigate a murder case. The murdered victim was a physicist at an organization called CERN. The man was working on an invention that would put the relationship between science and religion at peace. An invention that could also destroy the Vatican. What Langdon also discovers is that a powerful murderer part of an underground organization centuries old, the Illuminati, has caused this fiasco. Langdon then embarks on a dangerous hunt along with the captivating Vittoria Vetra to save the Vatican from a devastating time bomb.

The book really kept me up late at night reading. So well written, I felt as if I were part of the story and experienced fear and other emotions as the characters faced death at almost every corner. The book is so intriguing and fast paced I couldn't tear my eyes away. I was able to learn so many things about history in one book than I would in a whole text book.

Angels and Demons is a must read book. With high intellect but well explained enough in which anybody can understand. After reading Angels and Demons, Dan Brown is one my favorite authors. Dan Brown ingeniously creates a fictitious story combined with real history into one book. If all text books were all written like this than there would be more educated men and women in today's generation than ever.



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Summary: World Class Adventure
Review: Probably the best of Dan Browns novels, which covers historical facts crossed with a great fiction adevnture/thriller ride which leaves you to think long after the last page and even question your own religion.

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Summary: A page turner
Review: One of the most absolutely fabulous books I have ever read. It kept me trapped during a trip to South Africa. I was always looking for an opportunity to read it. Every free moment had to be used - while in the train, the bus, the plane, in my hotel room, the park. I couldn't stop until I had completed it. This book is a real page-turner.

Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, THE IDIOT

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Summary: Excellent and intellectually stimulating
Review: I kept hearing about the Da Vinci Code and figured every gluttonous Wal-Mart shopper had read it (even though most of them don't read). So I figured I would get this book instead. It was awesome. It is highly compelling and full of mindblowing factual information (most people wouldn't be aware of this stuff anyway). Mainly it's a great story. Anyone would love this. Brown is a great writer.