Reviews with content warning for Death - Angels & Demons

Plot: I love love love Dan Brown's plots, always! They are so fast-paced, full of interesting information and packed with plot-twists from beginning to end! Unfortunately I discovered quite early who the main villain was (from experience reading all of his other books), but the ending was insane anyway. One thing that I always like about Brown's book are that they teach you interesting things about history. This one, being the first book in the series, lacked a bit of it in my opinion compared to other of his books such as Inferno.
Writing: I already knew what to expect from the writing. Dan Brown has a very signature writing style and you can easily recognize it. It's valid to say that he mixes history scenes and action scenes very well. The one things the author could do different is to put more effort in making his female characters more diverse (I feel like they're always the same in his books) and stop the MC from having an affair with them in the end of every.single.book.
Characters: I already knew Robert Langdon from other books, but I feel like he was well-written enough that, if I had never read another book in which he is the MC, I would still have gotten to know him very well. Vittoria was a compelling character too, but I wish we had seen a more emotional side of her, she was grieving and this seemed to be forgotten sometimes. All the other characters introduced were essential to the story too.

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nina_a's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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yashirolevi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

4.0

i suspect even a few years younger me wouldn't have enjoyed this as much as i did now over the past week. had i not had any pressing responsibilities, I'd have absolutely inhaled this in like, two days. the plot moved incredibly fast and there were so many moments i couldn't have predicted. this was particularly interesting for me since i believe i have not seen the movie adaptation either. really gripping and i felt that the author has done a magnificent job at researching for this novel. hope the next books won't let me down as i have my hopes up!

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theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

As usual brilliant Symbiology, mind blowing treasure hunt ..and great plot..of course must read but I will say if we compare this and Da Vinci Code ..Da Vinci code is better ..
Cemendable Job by Author his research and the Guts to publish are praiseworthy..

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willemke's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

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bookshelvesandtea's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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