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A review by margyly
Angels and Demons / The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
3.0
Mysteries with cliffhangers and plot twists are fun, but Dan Brown tries way, way too hard. Every chapter ends with a shocking revelation that changes everything, one that the characters find out but that won’t be revealed to you until later. Annoying. Meg said, “"It’s like he doesn’t trust the reader to keep reading without forcing you to!”
Da Vinci, which came later, is definitely better. However, in both, supposedly brilliant scientists act really dim. Da Vinci scholars are amazed when a message uses mirror writing. A Frenchwoman is stunned to find that “sangreal” means “royal blood” (what else could it mean in French?).
But they are fun anyway. And fun to complain about!
Da Vinci, which came later, is definitely better. However, in both, supposedly brilliant scientists act really dim. Da Vinci scholars are amazed when a message uses mirror writing. A Frenchwoman is stunned to find that “sangreal” means “royal blood” (what else could it mean in French?).
But they are fun anyway. And fun to complain about!