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I admire the tenacity of somebody ... (Reply to this comment)
by johngo
who reads more than one book by Dan Brown.
Excellent review. I really enjoy energetic writing.
Best wishes,
John
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Sep 23 '04
7:05 am PDT
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Da Vinci's Angels and Demons (Reply to this comment)
by millinocket,  in Books
Well, I guess if you have a formula that works, you might as well stick with it. It's worked for Grisham, after all. Even though I haven't enjoyed a Grisham in years, they still make mucho bucks!
I did like The Da Vinci Code, though. There are just so many crappy thrillers out there, and his actually had some semblance of fun. He also seems to delight in giving the church a hard time, which I can get behind. I'll probably give this one a try when I'm in the mood for a page turner.
Great review!
Sue
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Sep 24 '04
11:10 am PDT
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make it ten... (Reply to this comment)
by Hypotenuse
Ten adult Americans who have not read The Da Vinci Code.
:waves:
This one sounds fun though, or is it just that your truly excellent writing make it sound fun? ;) That is the question. I'll have to give it a try and find out. For scientific purposes of course...
Lyn
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Sep 25 '04
6:35 am PDT
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Re: I admire the tenacity of somebody ... (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi John,
I have to admit that I picked up a second Dan Brown book with enthusiasm. It will be a long time before I pick up a third, though!
Thanks,
Melissa
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Sep 25 '04
9:00 am PDT
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Re: Da Vinci's Angels and Demons (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Sue,
I have to admit that I sort of like that aspect, too. In this novel, though, the Church comes off much more sympathetically than it did in the Da Vinci Code.
Yours in giving the Pope a hard time,
Melissa
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Sep 25 '04
9:05 am PDT
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Re: make it ten... (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Lyn,
It's still nine-- you were included in the original tally. So were Jonathan, my mom, and a few hold-out Pennsylvania Dutch.
You might enjoy it-- at least the early, science-intensive chapters.
Melissa
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Sep 25 '04
9:07 am PDT
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another one of the nine (Reply to this comment)
by jsaunt
(too busy working and feeling guildy about only having read one of the Michael Connelly books my mom keeps giving me) But I think I'll read The Da Vinci Code before I read As and Ds, thanks to your advice.
Better book that long flight first....
Another well-written and great review, Melissa!
Leslie
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Sep 25 '04
1:08 pm PDT
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Ugh (Reply to this comment)
by Penguinlady
I was so disappointed in The da Vinci Code, which I read in one sitting, all 600 pages of it, on the flight back from England last week, that I would never plunk down a dollar on any of his other books.
According to the blurbs in my DVC paperback, everything he's ever written is cast on the same mold. No actual 3-dimensional characters, certainly no character development - just a lot of James-Bond-Indiana-Jones perils, lots of italics to tell us when to get goosebumps because the writing is so poor we wouldn't know otherwise, short chapters because we're incapable of paying attention for more than a page or two, totally impossible time-lines, pages of anti-Catholic-anti-Vatican diatribe that offended even this Jewish reader, a lot of telling as opposed to showing, and page after page of interesting but completely untrue "history." Ugh.
So I think I'll pass on this one. But thanks for the warning anyway...
Margaret
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Oct 02 '04
9:52 am PDT
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I felt the same way as you... (Reply to this comment)
by RobinLynn
I got halfway through the book before I had the feeling I was reading the seeds for what would eventually be the more polished version, The Da Vinci Code.
Nice review!
Robin
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Oct 22 '04
10:46 am PDT
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I will finish the book anyway (Reply to this comment)
by tomtermite
Since I am only halfway through reading Angels & Demons, I paused to see what others thought. I have not yet read the DaVinci Codes, so had little upon which to pass judgment.
At halftime, I find A&D to be intriguing-- good mystery. It's like a free tour through Rome, even getting inside secret areas.
Bravo for the review!
Tom
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Oct 22 '04
10:35 pm PDT
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Re: Ugh (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Margaret,
I know, I know... it's not good writing. I enjoy it, though, the way some people like tacky romances or bloody knife books. Have you ever read any of Umberto Eco's books? I think you'd enjoy The Name of the Rose.
Melissa
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Nov 06 '04
2:52 pm PST
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Re: another one of the nine (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Leslie,
It's quick reading, but you're going to have to fly farther than Santa Rosa to finish the whole thing. It's a good excuse to fly to Hawaii, for example.
I hope you enjoy it.
Melissa
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Nov 06 '04
2:54 pm PST
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Re: I felt the same way as you... (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Robin,
I'm glad you noticed it, too. I felt so violated when the deja vu set it. Well, maybe not violated, but still.
Melissa
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Nov 06 '04
2:55 pm PST
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Re: I will finish the book anyway (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Hi Tom,
Oh, I'd absolutely finish it... and I'd love to hear your thoughts about the ending. If you do enjoy the book, it's worth reading the Da Vinci Code. It's similar, but I thought it was better.
Thanks for your comment,
Melissa
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Nov 06 '04
2:56 pm PST
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Review (Reply to this comment)
by Javelina
You pegged the similarities just right. Both books were a perfect read for me in terms of great entertaining travel books. I read Da Vinci Code first, and it was a surprise when Angels & Demons opened up the same way! Robert Langdon being torn from sleep and whisked away, I found amusing in it's incredible similarity. Enjoyed the review!
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Dec 05 '04
5:11 pm PST
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I too (Reply to this comment)
by quasar, in Books
read The Da Vinci Code first, then read this soon thereafter. This broke my cardinal rule of reading series (unknowingly, as I didn't know there was an earlier book until after I read DVC) in order which exists for a very good reason. I'm convinced that I'd have liked A&D better than DVC had I read it first, but they were too similar to read in anything approaching proximity to each other.
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Jul 03 '05
1:05 pm PDT
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I Agree (Reply to this comment)
by elvisdo, in Books
The villains, both the real and imagined ones, are completely two-dimensional. The assassin is an evil sociopath, and the other bad guys move so far out of character that they just seem silly.
That was my exact thought as well, Mrs. S, after finishing the novel... the bad guys, to me, developed a totally different personality all of a sudden and left me scratching my head.
Personally, I still find this book is better than The Da Vinci Code. What I do like about both of them though is the history lessons in art. I wonder why.
~Mr. B
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Aug 02 '05
7:22 am PDT
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