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Summary: Fabulous read - good taste! riveting! Suspenseful!
Review: A good read, both sides of science and religion respresented. Makes you think, ponder, and wonder. A new favourite author. Will certainly recommend it as it was recommended to me.
Thanks Dan Brown for the insight we may not have thought of.
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Summary: Great read, exciting, interesting story
Review: I have heard all the hype about Brown's The Da Vinci Code, so I wanted to read that, but came across this one first, so I thought I would give it a shot. It was well worth reading.It starts out with some very interesting subject matter, combining science, religion, art and history into a very exciting story. I don't know how accurate all of the information in the story actually is, but for the purposes of the plot, it was presented very well. I did have some problems with some of the science and the explanations of it, but not enough to decrease my overall enjoyment of the story. The interesting subject matter is complemented by good characters, and an exciting plot which accelerates in intensisty right up until the action-packed, plot-twisting conclusion. I would recommend this book very highly, however if you have strong feelings about religion and/or science or the conflicts between them, make sure to keep in mind that this is just fiction. I look forward to reading The Da Vinci Code.
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Summary: Only if you have too much time
Review: This is a popcorn book. And just like popcorn movies, you should go in prepared to switch off your brain. If you can ignore the patronising tone that the author takes in the first few chapters, you will be duly rewarded with some truly page-turning edge-of-the-seat chases, and obviously, reading about the Illuminati is downright fascinating. Which should be good enough for a popcorn book, but then again, you have to put up with some of the most inane lines ever printed (a professor of Harvard says to an intellectual equal of his, "You have actually heard of the Illuminati? I'm impressed.") Come on, even my kid brother's heard about the Illuminati -- we've all watched The Tomb Raider movie, haven't we? And the ending is the most shameless cop-out I've ever come across (won't give it away here), which pretty much overshadows all the good things that came before it. Disappointing.
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Summary: Great Suspense Book
Review: This was my first Dan Brown book that I've read. Excellent mystery & suspense. Even though it is fiction I learned a great deal about the subject of the Catholic church. Da Vinci Code here I come!!!
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Summary: Good Read
Review: I read many types of books and found this one a joy to read. I always enjoy reading a book that makes me think after I am finished reading.
Brown does a nice job in story telling and weaves his facts and fiction into a nice read. His religious knowledge is profound and adds to the depth of his work.
Read DaVinci Code also for another page turner of a book.
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Summary: Jaw-Dropping!
Review: Not being a big fan of suspense litterature, I had my doubts when one of my clients suggested "Angels & Demons" as a great read...but seeing his enthusiasm for the book, I started reading it the same evening...and finished it 2 days later! Just amazing! I don't know what I was expecting, but I certainly was not expecting such a "chef-d'oeuvre" like this one. Dan Brown is certainly an author to be discovered, his books to be read with careful attention. Enjoy!
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Summary: Very Enjoyable
Review: Angels And Demons is another great Dan Brown Book. It is enjoyable on many levels, continuing the hybrid of mystery and religion themes set forth in The Da Vinci Code. Very Enjoyable
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: An amazing book by the author of the Da Vinci code. It shares certain similarities with the Da Vinci code: a prominent person gets murdered which prompts a phone call to Robert Langdon, who investigates it along with a woman who's related to the deceased, and together they get immersed in a sinister world of religion, anti-religion, murder, intrigue, and the like.
The big difference between the two books is that Angels and Demons centers on the age old debate between religion and science and whether they are compatible. Like the Da Vinci code, I read this book in one night. Brilliant! I have only two minor quibbles: 1) the physics information got a little heavy at times. I found myself skipping over a couple of pages when Kohler and Vittoria were talking about physics and anti-matter
2) a couple of things went on too long and were too abstract for me to wrap my brain around, such as the camarlengo's televised address to the world about science and religion. It definitely showed that Dan Brown has an incredible grasp on the complexities of the religion vs. science debate, but I found that scene a tad hokey. Besides those two little things, this book is superb! Read it!
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Summary: religion meshed with science, an eye-opening book
Review: Being a Christian and a student of science, both this book and the Da Vinci Code was extremely captivating to me. Nonetheless, setting the subject aside, the story and plot alone was incredibly attention-grabbing. Although i love both books, i must say i took longer to read this than the Da Vinci Code. But I'm not sure if it was because it's just a tiny bit less suspenseful or because I read the Da Vinci code first, and the novelty of Dan Brown's writing and style caused me to not be able to put it down. However Angels&Demons' story line was a bit more complex than the Da Vinci Code, and less predictable so that was great. I had my suspicions of who the culprit was in the Da Vinci Code but when the culprit was revealed in Angels&Demons, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Some people might be annoyed with the author's attention to details, namely, the history, traditions, and inner workings of Catholicism and the Vatican. I never enjoyed history in school, or any other liberal arts subject matters, but I feel his explanations and details necessary to the storyline. These two fiction novels were surprisingly educational and I was glad to have learned so much after each reading. Part of what makes these books so great is that they contains so many facts, which ground the stories and prevented me from thinking that the events happening were too outrageous/unbelievable. I wouldn't start these books if you can't afford to lose sleep /put off whatever you were supposed to do!
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Summary: Then suddenly it all made sense...
Review: This book is all set within a 24-hour period. It's got mysticism and cults, action, violence, romance, discussion on religion and science and pretty much all the things you need for a quick, addictive little book that will obsess your mind. I got a little irritated by the fact that the main character has repeated moments of clarity where SUDDENLY it all makes sense and a section of plot is explained through his revelations, but then again, the plot is pretty contrived to begin with. I found I enjoyed it none-the-less.
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