Reviews

Crypto by Dan Brown

mattia_masciadra's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

upasnab's review against another edition

4.0

Dan Brown has authored yet another book that you just cant put down. As amazing and thrilling as the plot was, I was able to predict some important parts of the book, possibly cutting the fun down a bit. But other than that, I loved it all! Especially the explanation of what Digital Fortress turned out to be.

Intriguing storyline and characters, recommended!

khamett's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

hajar089's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.0

ralfcazam's review against another edition

5.0

Reeeeaally good

almyworld's review against another edition

4.0

Ein Roman, der mich zum Ende hin zappeln ließ und voller Plottwists war. Dan Brown ist wirklich ein Spezialist, was den Aufbau und das Halten der Spannung betrifft. Der Wechsel der Perspektiven konnte auch hier diese verstärken und konnte in der Handlung selbst so zwei unterschiedliche, aber zusammenhängende, Handlungsstränge entstehen lassen. Allerdings muss ich sagen, dass die Beschreibung von Frauen generell mir nicht wirklich gefallen hat, da diese eher sexualisiert werden und sie zum Teil nur als begehrenswerte Objekte in diesem Roman auftauchen, denen kaum Glauben geschenkt wird (selbst wenn sie recht haben) oder nur als Romantische Interesse dienen. (Zusätzlich ist es teilweise echt ekelhaft, wie sie vom körperlichen beschrieben wurden. Der "Male gaze" ist hier eindeutig zu erkennen)

labgeek37's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

bookhamster88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bulsy's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Fast-paced book, which can be a fun read at times, filled with dull, lifeless, uninteresting characters that have very little or no flaws to keep them interesting, tasked with resolving an initially interesting but ultimately inconsequential plot.

I enjoyed Origin, which prompted me to read this. Although I want to follow through with the Robert Langdon books, I was severely disappointed with how oversimplified and yet overexplained many technical aspects are in Digital Fortress.

ltt's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0