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crazytealady's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I just love Dan Brown’s writing style. He is so descriptive - you really dive into his world and it feels like you’re there. I’d also have the urge to write down every place in the book so I can visit/revisit them - like the Vatican Necropolis!
I’m probably biased since I love stories about a) Italy b) the Vatican c) mysteries or who-dunnits d) symbolism - this was my cup of tea.
Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
shetland_pone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, Body horror, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
malignant_gnome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, Chronic illness, Islamophobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Physical abuse
Minor: Rape
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
On the other hand, I really dislike Brown's way of writing characters, everything from creating backstories interesting enough to describing them in present day and action. I mean, of course Robert Langdon is as perfect as Brown's wanted him to be (bet he created him as a perfect version of his own self), but oh god, ARE THERE MORE TO FEMALE CHARACTERS THAN THEIR BODIES? Obviously there should be, but I wouldn't recommend using Brown's books as a guide to writing women. Or, tbh, any other characters either, so very one-dimensional, stereotypical, (and even racist) he made them all (apart from Langdon ofc). Especially the assassin — his actions and overall villain-ness didn't frustrate me nowhere near as his personality was written to be.
So, overall the story was adventurous and entertaining if you just treat most of the chacters as "necessary implementers to the required actions" and ignore their personal traits. Wouldn't recommend if you dislike science and/or history.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
danteseffect's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gore
kadesdoorway's review against another edition
bold of a man who himself and his work can't be differentiated from a white sheet of paper to talk about the use of Hashish while drugs are legal for them and calling a whole race blood thirsty animals that think of women as co** sleeves WHILE their race was the one that started world wars, tried to wipe out religions AND occupied lands that weren't theirs. how about you mind your own damn business while we're at it, huh?
i am so sick and tired of the world portraying my people as terrorist. as mindless animals. for once why don't you try not to put an entire race in a fucking box and just accept that we're not all the same? you can't judge and describe a whole nation by the action of one person. i don't see you all walking around calling Germans names even though Hit**r had human-burning kilns and that was a whole thing.
most disappointing of all is the lack of criticism in that matter. i looked at the content warning here and racisms and use of racial slurs was in the MINOR section. how does that make me feel? TERRIBLE. this is not the only place i looked. i searched the internet for answers, maybe an apology, but i was naïve. i saw exactly one review that even contained my concerns and whether there was a solution to this crap. just find it hilarious how everyone's mostly concerned about scientific accuracy in the book. it's a work of fiction GET OVER IT. and before anyone tries to tell me that Dan Brown is "anti-religion" i would tell you to go read his interviews. he has very clearly stated that he thinks science and religion go hand in hand so no that is not a point you can make in his defense.
i read 100 pages and i can't take it anymore.
Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Rape
Moderate: Sexism and Death of parent
bronzeageholly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Torture, Suicide, and Sexual content