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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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Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: My new favorite modern author! Fast-paced, exciting, and very informative! Looking forward to Da Vinci Code!
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Summary: Exciting mystery
Review: After reading and enjoying the best selling 'Da Vinci Code' I was hoping this book would be as an exciting read. It basically was the same type of novel with the same type of suspense and I wasn't disappointed. While Brown's writing style is not classical literature by any means, and sometimes borders the obscenely ridiculous, it is fast paced and action filled and I can't seem to stop turning the pages until I get to the conclusion of the mystery he lays out from page one. While my high rating doesn't mean I rate this as being on par with some of the other genres I read, this book certainly ranks on the top of the pile with others in it's type. Look past some of the obvious "that could never happen" moments, and just enjoy the quick and exciting mystery for what it is and you'll probably feel the same way.
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Summary: I haven't read the DaVinci Code yet, but I will after this
Review: I would highly recommend this suspenseful read.....though not if you have a queasy stomach (some scenes are pretty graphic). I picked this up at the airport, expecting the usual fluff, and I was more than pleasantly surprised. I literally could not put it down! With twists from beginning to end, this book incorporates a traditional murder mystery with a fascinating exploration of terrorism, human nature, and the complexities of modern religion. If you're an art history buff, the main character's pursuit of evil based on clues left by Bernini is an added bonus.
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Summary: Can there be a thing as too much drama???
Review: Dan Brown's Angels and Demons is just packed with too much! Too much drama, too much symbolism, too much vatican, too much of Robert Langdon's ridiculously bad diaglogue. Now, don't get me wrong...I did not hate the book...what I hate is that a book has tremendous potential and is ruined by the "over the top" drama better suited to the Harlequin Romance novels. Angels and Demons isn't a bad read, if you're into this type of novel. It has tremendous loopholes, but provides the reader with nail biting suspense, intricate plots, and some lustful moments between the main characters. Cudo's to Mr. Brown for his research and imagination. The Illuminati is an intriguing subject and the secrecy surrounding the papacy and the Vatican library and it's contents certianly makes this book interesting. The premise that antimatter could be stolen and used for terroristic purposes is original and frightening in these times. In the end, Angels and Demons is a novel that entertains the way a good B movie does. There is nothing wrong with that, but frustrating to see the potential for so much more.
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Summary: A Great Read...
Review: Although this title actually came before The Da Vinci Code, made people get around to reading it following it. This is the first of Dan Brown's books to employ Robert Langdon as its main character and although not quite up to the level of Da Vinci Code, it is very close. The pace is fast -- I read the book in two days -- and the excitement high. If you like intelligent thrillers and liked the Da Vinci Code, you will love this book. If you haven't read the Da Vinci Code yet, even better -- start here and read both back to back!
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