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Summary: Best thriller read for ages
Review: This book is a very particular blend of high technology (high energy phycics), architecture (Rome and Vatican's treasures) and Catholicism history (the illuminati, the galileo trial). This mix may seem very strange, but the book is indeed a real delight to read. The plot is well conceived, and the characters very well developped. this is the best (and most interesting) thriller I have read for ages!
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Summary: Blew My Socks Off!
Review: I don't think that any one could have packed any more action into a book. Dan Brown is a genius. Not only did he get every troublesome thing a person could think of in one book. He did it so believable. Plus, he didn't make the Catholic Church the bad or stupid guys, as some authors do. Mr. Brown also did a tremendous amount of research to get the facts right. His descriptions of places and ceremonies make you feel as if you are there in person. The words just flow off the page and into your imagination. I have to say that this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I just couldn't put it down, staying up till 3 in the morning to finish it. Mr. Brown put so many twists and turns in this book that there is no way a reader will be able to figure out how it is going to end, till the end. I know that the final out come shocked me. I'm not going to go into all the details about the plot, let the experts do that for you. I might spoil it for you and that is the last thing I would ever want to do. All I can say is if you like mystery, action and thrills; this is the book for you. "Angels & Demons" is a non-stop roller coaster ride for the reader. Allow yourself plenty of time to sit and read. You will not want to put this book down. So fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride!
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Summary: The pages keep turning
Review: This books keeps the pages turning. It is packed with adventure and intresting twists to the plot. This book is a combination of religion, science, history and art. Where ever your intrests maybe you will be entertained by this book.
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Summary: Great Page Turner!
Review: I read this book while at summer school- what a mistake! For three days, I didn't get any homework done, because I was too caught up in the plot twists and turns of Angels and Demons. The characters are well written, sometimes tending toward the predictable side, but the plot is fantastic. A thoroughly entertaining read- not classic literature, but fun and worthwhile nonetheless. An extra: Sharp-eyed readers from New Hampshire may pick up on allusions to people at Brown's prep school alma mater.
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: "Angels and Demons" written by Dan Brown, is phenominal. Written in the same style as "Digital Fortress", they both captivate the reader with more intensity than any other book out there. There is no simplier way of putting it. It's a non-stop book that can't be put down. Once you start believing one side of the story, you feel almost betrayed by the actual truth of the story. It's a definate thriller that one would be at a loss if not getting the chance to read.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I met Dan Brown while working in a local NH bookstore during one of his signings (you'll see, it's in the acknowledgements). I thought, "Nice guy...seems smart...I guess I'll read the book". Then I moved 3,000 miles away to the opposite coastline and read the book in my new home. Big mistake, huge mistake, I should have read the book first, when I had a chance to talk to Dan Brown, then I should have worshipped the ground that Dan Brown walks on. This is an amazing book! Very hard to put down and full of action, suspense, and mystery. Not only is it entertaining, but it is written on a level that makes you constantly think, which explains why you don't eat or sleep until the book is done. This book is the best $20.00 you can spend, without a doubt. Please, Dan Brown, write us another...
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Summary: Don't Judge A Book By It's Title!
Review: I saw this book on the shelf, having read Digital Fortress, and wondered what Dan Brown was doing writing books in the genre of Dungeons and Dragons, and similarly intense science fiction. I remember Digital Fortress as an engaging and compelling dichotomy between the necessity to rewrite the rules as technology progresses, and the equally important necessity of protecting those "inalienable rights" written about in the United State's constitution.I'm glad I learned not to judge books by their covers; Angels and Demons was better than Digital Fortress. I found the characters to be more believable, the setting more colorful, and the pace even faster. This time, the dichotomy was set between Religion and Science, complete with a deep look into the history surrounding their mutual antagonism. The plot progresses slowly from the present to the ancient, while the author explains in pieces why all of this will be relevant soon enough. Furthermore, Brown provides just enough factual scientific information to enable the reader to get caught up in the action, but not too much to lose the attention of those who don't have a Doctorate in Physics. I won't ruin it for anyone, but the ending is fantastic. My only disappointment with this book has little to do with the plotlines, the characters, or any elemental qualities. I just felt that, having already read Digital Fortress, there was a formulaic quality to it the caused me to infer the end. Either way, this book should definitely not be left on the shelf due to its cover.
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Summary: Get ready to stay up all night
Review: The only way to read this book is all at once. Unfortunately, I had to take a break after chapter 4, and couldn't get back to it until 9 pm. So much for that night's sleep! This is a book that has everything: fantastic plot, futuristic and mystical overtones, beautifully described fine art, science, religion, spritituality....fanatacism, heroism, hatred, love, death, rebirth. What more is there to say? Although you may want to guess at the ending, (who IS the bad guy, WHAT is going to happen), don't cheat by looking ahead! You won't want to miss even one page of this delicious book.
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Summary: Stop the madness....
Review: This one was of the best novels I have ever read. I loved the book because it was researched and based in fact. I also appreciated that Dan Brown did not take sides in the church v. science debate. Both sides we equally represented, and the outcome was genuinely surprising. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary. My mother ordered me this book off of Amazon.com and has since ordered it for several other people... we loved it!
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Summary: imitation late Ludlum.
Review: What a disappointment. I bought this book based on the reviews and while it has some good ideas the style, story and characterisations are so obvious as to make them ludicrous, as is the bad guy. Pick up a second hand copy of some of the later Ludlum rubbish instead.
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