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Summary: Fast Paced Thriller
Review: I must say, the beginning of this book compared to the Da Vinci Code was rather drab. It was a tad boring and it took me two months to get through the first 50 pages. Yes, TWO MONTHS. The library sent me two overdue notices and I decided to quickly try and finish it up so that my checking the book out was not a waste. I finished the 400 pages in 2 days. It was so good. It captured my attention and my mom would get mad at me and tell me to go to sleep. I would tensely tell her "I think Pickering just died!" She knew not to bother me. I read the book till late into the night. I finished late the next morning. It was good good good. But the Da Vinci Code was better.
Oh, and one more thing. I think Dan Brownn should come up with more creative endings. They all end the same. It is quite trashy.
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Summary: Surprisingly strong and solid thiller
Review: Deception Point, Dan Brown's 2nd novel and the last before the Robert Langdon series of books (Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code) begins, deals with the ins out outs of politics in Washington, government conspiracies, and just how far a group might be willing to go to win a Presidential election. It is a really fun read that goes at a pace that will leave your heart racing.When Rachel Sexton, the central character and an information officer for the government's National Reconnaissance Office is summoned by none other than the President himself, she knows something big is going down. Especially since her father is the President's opponent in the upcoming election. One of the biggest discoveries in the history of man has been made (or has it?) - something so big it overshadows the election itself. Rachel must battle to find the truth in spite of being hunted by an unknown team of assassins who are controlled by a shadowy figure in Washington. A figure who will do anything to keep the truth from coming out. She must also battle her own internal demons in a tug of war between loyalty to her manipulative father and the person she believes should win the Presidency. If you are a fan of action-packed conspiracy thrillers, this is the book for you. It's an all-around fun read and a great part of author Dan Brown's work. Pick up a copy and I don't think you will be disappointed.
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Summary: Good beginning, then downhill
Review: An interesting, well developed, fast paced plot which unfortunately is undercut by predicable and uninteresting characters. But the real problem with this thriller is that the escapades of its characters are simply not real
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Summary: un-put-downable
Review: Wow. I read Da Vinci Code last week, and just yesterday bought Deception Point. I stayed up till 4 in the morning last night and then finished off the book tonight. Dan Brown rocks. Edge of your seat, hang-on-to-the-handlebars stuff. I hope the movies are as great as the books, and hope Brown makes a fortune.
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Summary: Appalling Science
Review: When I started this book I had high hopes, but it didn't take long to be disillusioned. Although it was a good read, it makes a mockery of how science is practiced. The plot hinges on whether an object is genuine. However, none of the outside "experts" called in to examine it had the knowledge required determine its authenticity. The implication that these experts could somehow validate an "astonishingly rare object" found in an Arctic ice sheet in a short time is just unthinkable, especially given that they include a TV science popularizer and lack scientists with the necessary expertise. Routine geochemical analyses and additional tests would have revealed problems from the start. I won't go into how dreadful the explanations of how the object was formed were, suffice it to say that they were gross misrepresentations of what is physically possible. Usually, I can forgive a bit of stretching of the science in a book, but here things were stretched until they broke.
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Summary: Fasten your seatbelts!
Review: I finished this book at 4am this morning. I typically read after going to bed, just before cutting to black. I had to force myself to put this one down (just twice). I won't bother with any plot details, there are plenty in the other reviews. There's lots of details, well delineated characters (well...maybe Senator Sexton was a bit shallow, but then again, he's a politician, and we expect that, don't we?). I found the premise believable, the storyline believeable, and perhaps most of all, the characters were believeable. Others might argue that parts of the story are over the top (such as using Delta Force to eliminate political adversaries), but where politicians are concerned, I am no longer surprised. Read this book. If you like techno-thrillers, you'll like this book. If you like strong female characters, you'll like this book. Step aside Tom Clancy, you've been outdone! I'm off to the bookstore to buy Dan Brown's other books.
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Summary: What a Bunch of Nonsense
Review: If you like an unbelievable, contrived plot, card board characters, and lackluster prose, this book is for you. It took me four months to plod through this nonsense - and its only because I kept hoping the hype about this author would finally be realized - that and being anal about finishing books I start, no matter how drool and boring they become. What does the nonsense involve? A plot by NASA to save itself by planting a fake meteorite under the Artic ice cap...to help save the presidency....YAWN! Stink, stank, stunk! At least it will save me from reading any more nonsense from this no talent (albeit rich) author. Shows you that the Peter Principle is alive and well in best-seller dumb!
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Summary: FAST READING SHOULD BE MADE INTO A MOVIE!
Review: First off, let me say I am a notoriously slow reader (just very busy)I take months, usually...I wish Mr. Brown's books lasted me a month, I cannot put them down!!! SO - After breazing through The Divinci Code in less than a week I immediately went to the library and checked out Deception Point and Digital Fortress. Unfortunately I started with Digital Fortress...it was just ok. I was then on to Deception Point...What a great, fast moving book! I think I liked it a little better than Divinci Code. Read it and Digital Fortress, but read Deception Point first. I am now onto Angels and Demons...so far it's awesome too! Regards!
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Summary: Deceptively Good Fiction
Review: Rachel Sexton is a NRO intelligence officer. Early on in the novel she is "invited" to a meeting with the President. Apprehensive about President Herney's motives since her father Sen. Sedgewick Sexton is the primary opposition not only in the upcoming election, but in virtualy every political standpoint. Especially NASA spending so Rachel reluctantly attends the meeting to be asked to endorse NASA's latest discovery... This novel is about many things but the one that hit me in between the eyes is AMBITION. Both political and personal. Dan Brown always seems to have something to say in his novels besides the main plot and here he seems to ask loudly how far would some people go to attain their ambitions. I disagree with one review about writing Dan Brown novels while most of the statements he made may be true I disagree, in that this novel the good guys didn't wear white caps and bad guys black.
What I mean is everyone involved in the story seemed to vary in shades of gray for nine tenths of the novel. With the exception of Tolland and Rachel Sexton whose character's were pretty pure. Everyone else though seemed to do what was neccessary to do what was right in their eyes even perhaps was not right in the majority's eyes. An experienced thriller reader could perhaps guess who the ultimate villian was but by clouding the supporting casts motives I feel Brown did a superb job of building and maintaining suspense. One minor flaw is I felt his characters could've been built a bit more as I found them maybe not 2 dimensional but bordering on 2.5 dimensional, whereas as a reader ideal characters in fiction are of course 3 dimensional haha. Although this book is about NASA (to a great extent) and its discovery, it is not rocket science. It is among the upper echelon of thrillers I would say ( as was Angels & Demons, I havem't read da Vinci code yet, but when reading it I would suggest to both Sunday readers (those reading fiction for pleasure like drivers' liesuely driving through the country admiring the scenery.) and more critical reader's (who for whatever reason if they are going to review a book or not.) to take this novel for what it is which I claim is an exciting thriller indeed.
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Summary: You too can write a Dan Brown novel.
Review: Ok- first off... I really did enjoy this book. However, now that I have read 3 of Brown's novels, I have noticed a certain formula that Dan Brown uses.
1- Use the word "Indredulous" as often as possible.
2- The bad guy MUST be known by a term/phrase instead of a name.
3- The bad guy is double crossing the good guys... and you are NOT supposed to suspect this.
4- The novel must take place in the course of one day.
5- Your hero must wake-up and not have a clue that he will spend his entire day many miles away from home, while being chased by bad guys.
6- All good guys must be experts at something very arcane.
7- The ending must be weak. If you follow these steps you too can write a Dan Brown novel. ORRRR you can use this formula to figure out the book you are currently reading after about 100 pages. This is clearly a case of diminishing returns. One book is Awesome, two is fun, but by the third... you are ready to turn on the television.
This is the weakest of the three novels that I have read by Brown (the others being Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons). The plot had more flaws, and the ending was even weaker than his other books. However, it was the third of the three, so using the FORMULA I pretty much had it figured out. Let me put it this way- this is the most forgettable of the three that I have read. My suggestion- read the Da Vinci Code (However, remember it is still "fiction" and despite the authors claims- some of his facts are seriously flawed- for instance - "The Gospel of Mary" is hardly widely accepted as legitimate).
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