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8797999's review against another edition
5.0
Corny, implausible but a riveting read.
For all the detractors you cant fault the book and writing for entertainment value. Edge of your seat ride across 6 hours. Yes, everything that happens is impossible and even the facts very liberal and loose but it comes together to a very interesting and fun page turner. When you read a Dan Brown book you dont expect something like Foucaults Pendulum.
People can look down their nose at the books not being an excellent piece of literature but it sells and has wide appeal.
For me this is my favourite Dan Brown book, though it has been years since I read them all and I am going to get through them all this year. This one interests me more than the rest and is the best of the bunch as far as I am concerned. Da Vinci Code gets the publicity but this one is a notch above in my opinion.
What I like most about these books are they inspire me to research and read up on the art and history mentioned like the sculptures of Bernini and even the history of the Papacy, aside from the hours of enjoyment the introduction to new interests and pieces of culture that would have otherwise passed me by.
My enjoyment of this over the past few days buffs my rating up a star to 5.
For all the detractors you cant fault the book and writing for entertainment value. Edge of your seat ride across 6 hours. Yes, everything that happens is impossible and even the facts very liberal and loose but it comes together to a very interesting and fun page turner. When you read a Dan Brown book you dont expect something like Foucaults Pendulum.
People can look down their nose at the books not being an excellent piece of literature but it sells and has wide appeal.
For me this is my favourite Dan Brown book, though it has been years since I read them all and I am going to get through them all this year. This one interests me more than the rest and is the best of the bunch as far as I am concerned. Da Vinci Code gets the publicity but this one is a notch above in my opinion.
What I like most about these books are they inspire me to research and read up on the art and history mentioned like the sculptures of Bernini and even the history of the Papacy, aside from the hours of enjoyment the introduction to new interests and pieces of culture that would have otherwise passed me by.
My enjoyment of this over the past few days buffs my rating up a star to 5.
libraryloading_'s review against another edition
4.0
Having never read The Da Vinci Code (gasp) and being only a dabbler in mystery books I was pleasantly thrilled with Angles & Demons. I had been holding off on reading, what I believed, would be an fairly easy who'd done it and I was taken on a fairly thrilling ride. While I did have trouble keeping up with parts of the story, having to look up some of the well known artwork for refreshers, it had enough adventure and mystery to satisfy me. I was not very pleased with Landon's out of nowhere semi-romance, some (not all) of they ways that religion was portrayed, and how the assassin's "not-whiteness" seemed to come out in very odd ways. The suspension of belief let me thoroughly enjoy the book; I mean it is about Illuminati and clearly labeled fiction and going through Landon's journey across the city with those hour deadlines heightened the danger felt. Overall I think it was a great read, something to really just have a ball with and enjoy.
nrw85's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
laaura_al8's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gsp's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
amunden's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
this_ginger_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Very exciting and interesting, definitely a page-turner.
unicorn_seahorse's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75