Deception Point

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Summary: Beach/Airport/Pool Read
Review: Like other readers, I was disappointed after the quality of both the DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons. This book seemed forced into the Dan Brown formula: ridiculously capable people drawn into dangerous, dark situations (shades of Hitchcock) masterminded by a secretive evil genius whose identity is revealed just at the end (the evil genius seems always to be a major character, friendly with and intellectually sympathetic to the cause of the protagonist)and violent hijinx ensue. Good does win out and the book ends when the protagonist gets into the sack with whoever he/she has been thrown together with by trials and tribulations engineered by EG referred to above. All of this sprinkled with liberal doses of real fun, eyepopping mind-bending technology/history. None of this is terrible (in fact, Michael Crichton has made a fortune by hewing to his similar code), but after 3 books it gets a little dreary. The good news is that Dan Brown evidently appreciates that, and so the more recent books are better: more clever, and more reliant on ambiguous evidence rather than easily debunked factual assertions. Reading it is still more entertaining than watching TV.

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Summary: Another eye-catching novel
Review: It wasn't until 2003 that I read my first novel by Dan Brown. I was intrigued by The Da Vinci Code, and although there were several flaws in it, I still enjoyed it right to the end. I was compelled to look for other books by Dan Brown. Deception Point was the next in line. It is very similar to The Da Vinci Code in the setting. It is easy to figure out the villain quite early in the book. I was not carried away by Deception Point as anticipated. Nevertheless, it too was one novel I couldn't put down easily. The plot is not as reach as those of 'Angels and Demons' and 'The Da Vinci Code' , and the pace is not as fast as either of the two. What I also found interesting about Deception Point was remarkably high amount of researched information that Dan Brown got for the novel. Nevertheless, this is a very easy book to read and quite the story is very captivating.

Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, THE DA VINCI CODE

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Summary: ANOTHER STUNING BOOK BY DAN BROWN
Review: THIS IS THE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ...... its awsome a great book tell the end what now
the lust parts :P:P:P:P


WEST SIDE I THINK

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Summary: He did better..
Review: I found Deception Point not as good as Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code & Angels & Demons. It does get better about three quarters through the book. I guess that not every book can be on top.

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Summary: Dan Brown Does it Again
Review: With all of the new novels coming out, it is certainly hard to find a thriller that is actually thrilling. However, Dan Brown has again wowed audiences with his novel Deception Point.
The novel is set in present day, in the middle of a close presidential election between The current President Herney and his opponent Senator Sexton. The main issue, NASA's overspending, has been hurting Herney's campaign to the point where failure is clearly on the horizon, So when Herney receives news that NASA has found a meteorite in the Arctic that contains fossils that prove the existence of extraterrestrial life, he is elated. However, when he sends scientists to research the find before he goes public with the announcement, the scientists encounter a startling discovery of their own: the meteorite is a fake. Chaos ensues, as the people who put the meteorite in place will do anything to protect the secret, and the scientists who uncovered the truth try to stop the press conference that will most likely end their President's career.
This novel sheds light on the "darker" side of politics. The reader will learn just how far a candidate, or their supporters, will go to get that auspicious title put in front of their name.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone and everyone looking for a great read, but I must say that this novel provides an extremely in-depth look at politics and the scientific aspects involved in the discovery. It is not for someone looking for a simple beach read, but if you have the time and interest, Deception Point most definitely goes above and beyond the definition of a worthwhile read.


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Summary: I could not put it down
Review: I literally stayed up all night to finish this. Haven't pulled an all-nighter in 35 years! Without a doubt Brown's best yet. "Digital Forest" was good, "Angles & Demons" better, "Da Vinci Code" great. But "Deception Point" was off the scale. Read it! By the way, did I mention I liked this book? :)

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Summary: Incredulities, Conspiracies and Coincidences
Review: This review is for the first Pocket Books Paperback edition published in December 2002, 558 pages of story. DECEPTION POINT is Dan Brown's third novel. Although originally published in 2001, DECEPTION POINT did not enter the USA Today bestseller list until May 22, 2003, piggybacking on the popularity of THE DAVINCI CODE.

DECEPTION POINT is a fast-paced, suspenseful techno-thriller loaded with did-you-really-want-to-know facts about the artic, meteorites, deep ocean phenomena and cutting-edge military hardware. Research is Dan Brown's forte; his author's note states: "All technologies described in this novel exist."

As in the two other Brown novels that I have read, THE DAVINCI CODE and ANGELS & DEMONS, the author tries to pack the drama into an incredible, whirlwind, sleepless 24-hours, although in this one he needed a little more time to get from Washington D.C. to the top of the world and return, with a detour into the Atlantic ocean.

If you enjoy thrillers, DECEPTION POINT is a good one if you face a long flight or otherwise risk hours of boredom and want a mindless read. But for me, even after considering the genre, it was too far out with incredulities, conspiracies and coincidences.


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Summary: Just as Good
Review: For fans of the "Da Vinci Code", this book written earlier by Brown is equally as suspenseful, informative and smart. Deals with a presidential election, NASA and the National Security Agency. With an abundance of unexpected twists and turns, it is one that you have a hard time putting down.


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Summary: Deception Point: The Point You Realize This Book Sucks
Review: I came into this book after reading the horrible religious "thrillers" "Davinci Code" and "Angels and Demons." I'm a fast reader. It took me two days to get through each of those cliched jumbles of crap.

This book was on the shelves and I knew it had different characters (If Dan Brown knows what a real character is...) so I figured it might be better.

The book talks about Rachel Sexton, a government employee who makes information accessible to those that don't speak the technological lingo. She gets summoned by the President of the United States to help break down the newest little tidbit of information: There's life on other planets!

The biggest mistake Brown makes, as he did with the religious ideas presented in the other two of his books I read, is that he actually thinks a public would CARE about the main conflict he presents. Do any of you readers actually care about NASA? If you say "Yes, they're inefficient spenders," than it's time you looked at the millitary.

He stakes an entire election on one single issue: NASA. Ignoring the simple fact that no election in the history of any nation would ever ride entirely on one issue (with maybe, three exceptions in times of war or the Great Depression) Brown picks a positively rediculous basis for his...well, I dunno if you'd really call it a story, but it's rediculous at any rate.

Of course, as anyone who looked even a little bit into the accuracy or writing skill of any of Brown's other works, ignoring simple facts is what he does best. He ignores the blatant need for real characters and dynamic personalities. Rachel Sexton reads like a female Robert Langdon. He ignores the need for actual plot development. He dangles his pathetic little "deception" in front of his readers like a carrot on the string leaving the reader to realize at the end of the novel that all he ends up with is a lousy carrot. That is to say, he did that with the other two. I never finished this one, it was too bad.

Most importantly, he ignores the one rule that he himself MUST preach as an english teacher: avoid cliche like the devil. This is Dan Brown however, and his books (read: bad history lectures with "characters") somehow transcend this fact. As an English teacher in training, I'm embarassed. If his books were TV shows, I'd compare them to Scooby Doo. At least Scooby Doo had the sense to be short. Brown just drags on and on.

So anyway, this book is nothing an enlightened third grader couldn't have written. Sure he did his homework, but anyone with a library card can find out about salt water, fresh water and the corrolation between the two and algea growth. Just as Brown stakes his plot on a rediculous concept, he stakes his credibility on an even more rediculous concept: that writing doesn't matter if you have the facts right. Which he doesn't.

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Summary: Starts slow then Bang! its off like a shot!
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. I finished the 400 pages in 2 days. It was so good. It captured my attention and my wife 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.