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Summary: A Miracle
Review: That this novel is so popular makes you believe in God. Miracles can happen. For this is simply a very bad book. The language is flat, the characters are caricatures, and the physics simplistic. Copernicus was not executed. The story of Galileo is more complex than Brown allows. The Catholic Church embraces evolutionary theory and does not require the teaching of creationism. And their are legitimate moral concerns about scientific research and developments.
Maybe there is a superb plot twist at the end. But I can't put myself through the torture of reading such bad writing and so much misinformation to find out.
Check out something like The Seville Connection for an intelligent mystery involving the Vatican. The difference is as between light and darkness.
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Summary: Factful, but teachy.
Review: Somebody at my favorite Borders store told me I had to read Angels and Demons first (before The Da Vinci Code). After reading this one, I'm not sure if I'll read the Da Vinci Code. While this book was filled with fascinating historical facts, these facts were often laid out in the form of a lecture. I felt the author was just trying to show off his knowledge, rather than sneaking it into the story subtley, so that we don't realize we are learning. This book fails the "Show-Don't-Tell" rule. Also, if you're going to do historical fiction, then I need to know which parts are true and which parts are made up. I can only use the true stuff to impress my friends with historical trivia at parties. Just throw in an afterword or something. However, having said all that, I kept reading the thing, so it couldn't be all bad.
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Summary: Can't stop reading
Review: Just bought it already half way through hours later and already looking for a new book from Dan Brown. Excellent book, I was looking for a book of this sort since a long time. Enjoy...
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Summary: Faith and Science an interesting mix.
Review: I like this book, it brought complex scientific ideas to the public without overwhelming anyone with too much information. The idea of proving God's creation of the world using physics was interesting and gave way to several different avenues of discussion. It gave an interesting account of how people since history began have been searching for something higher than themselves but at the same time always qualifying proof as something that we can understand. It's an interesting paradox that in a search for something greater than ourselves people tend to dismiss what their minds can't grasp. It's as if the idea that God can move in ways that human beings can't comprehend is unacceptable. I personally much prefer a God that knows more than I do. Dan Brown presents this conflict and allows the reader to consider both complex arguements. I would have given this book a five if not for the final sentences of the book, I felt the ending was trashy and seemed out of place. Overall a good book that holds your attention.
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Summary: I am now a die hard Dan Brown fan all cause of this book!!
Review: When I first picked this book up, I didn't know what to expect. Reading the first few pages, I could only stare down and wonder, "What exactly am I reading?" However once I started reading the book from page 1, the beauty of this incredible story became very coherent. The plot takes off from page 1, as Brown wastes no time getting down to the good stuff! Robert Langdon wakes up one morning (or rather awoken) by a call from Maximillian Kohler, the director of CERN, a Swiss research facility. Langdon is a Harvard Symbology professor, and is called down to CERN to analyze the branding on Leonardo Vetra, a scientist who with his daughter, was perfecting the new technology of anitmatter. When Langdon arrived, he was shocked by what he found, Vetra was branded with an ambigram from the long (thought to be) underground clan called the Illuminati. From there, Langdon and Vittoria Vetra embark on a journey through Rome and Vatican City to find the missing canister of antimatter, which will blow up and destroy Vatican City on the eve of conclave (the election of the Pope by all the cardinals). The way Brown was able to use the rich history of Vatican City and Rome along with all the famous (and not so famous) churches, made me want this book to never end! If not for that, this book is incredible for the ambigrams scattered throughout the book! Read it, you won't regret it!!!
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Summary: An intriguing story with plenty of twists
Review: Brown delivers a fantastic novel. His in-depth information on the Vatican and way of surprising the reader is applaudable! actually bought this book out of sheer boredom while in a small town as it was the only on out of the small selection that looked remotely interesting. I started the book and literally could not put it down! I have since made my best friend read it and she enjoyed it just as much! I am baffled as to why there is not a movie based on this book-how thrilling it would be! Cheers to Mr. Brown for an extraordinary adventure!
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Summary: Stayed up all night!
Review: This is definately Dan Brown's best. A complete page turner from beginning to end. I have lent this book to several friends who got mad at me for keeping them up late at night because they couldn't put it down. I have read all of Brown's and find this and DaVinci code the best. Deception point was a bit of a yawner. You won't regret reading this one!
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Summary: Not Worth The Time
Review: Angels and Demons would be a wonderful book if Dan Brown could write. The premise is compelling, the anagrams are fascinating, the science presented is interesting. The problem is that the pace is off, the characters too easily solve the puzzles(no new information has been presented about the current conundrum, but somehow, the answer that has elluded our imminent symbologist heretofore suddenly pops into his brain--just in the nick of time to avoid death and destruction. That scenario is believable one time, but Dan Brown does it again and again.), and the attacks on the church eventually began to annoy this reader. I was hoping for an intelligent thriller...instead, I got a book that just couldn't deliver. Umberto Eco and even Michael Connelly are much more worthwhile authors.
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Summary: Bravo once again, Mr. Brown
Review: In a world of stories that are predictable and boring, Dan Brown has truly delieved a masterpiece that will keep you guessing until the end. The history of Rome and tidbits about the Vatican City mesh perfectly with the plot and not once does the book get bogged down. Ther is nothing better, in my mind, than a book that makes you think you know what is going to happen, challenges your hypothesis, and ultimately goes above and beyond what you had guessed. Great read!
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Summary: Awesome Book
Review: Great story, a real page turner! I loved it. I couldn't put the book down, and stayed up all night reading it from cover to cover. Awesome plot, and kind of creepy... becuase it could be totally real (Wish i had enough money to fly over and find out for myself :-) ). Highly reccomended book, easy to follow along with and keep track of everything that's going on.
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