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A review by criticalgayze
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.25
Y'all, let me give you a piece of advice: Don't reread a page turner, and especially don't reread a page turner twice in the span of three months.
While I think the conversation Dan Brown's works created in the aughts, Dan Brown clearly thinks he's more clever and prescient than he actually is. (Not that his works aren't having relevant conversations, just that his ideas are not new.) The gender politics are also icky, and it fascinates me that it took til 2021 to realize he's a bit of a skeeze. (Not in "cancel him" terms, but just general misogynist/male-ego terms.)
While I think the conversation Dan Brown's works created in the aughts, Dan Brown clearly thinks he's more clever and prescient than he actually is. (Not that his works aren't having relevant conversations, just that his ideas are not new.) The gender politics are also icky, and it fascinates me that it took til 2021 to realize he's a bit of a skeeze. (Not in "cancel him" terms, but just general misogynist/male-ego terms.)