Angels & Demons

Customer Reviews

A true barnburner!

Next to Britt Gillette's "Conquest of Paradise", this is the best book I've read in a long time. I'm a first time Dan Brown reader but I'm hooked! I stayed up all night and didn't quit until I finished, blurry eyed and sleepy. I found myself believing every word and had to stop and remember that it's just fiction! I was amazed at the inside information about the Vatican (especially the library), and I finally got out a map and books from my trip to Rome to see if I could find all the churches. Anti-matter, illuminati, choosing a pope - all of it was fascinating. When I finished, I had to laugh thinking about the fact they never ate, slept or made comfort stops and neither could I. The ending was a total surprise! Anyone who enjoys non-stop action and information shouldn't miss this one.

Pretty bad. . .

Several reviewers have already mentioned the factual, historical, scientific and translation errors, so there's no point in going over those in detail. The most offensive part of the book to me was the poor writing and plotting. Brown's foreshadowing served absolutely no purpose; neither did his editorializing. The implausibility of the characters' breadth of knowledge is laughable. On the positive side, though, one has to admire Brown's ability to get the reader to turn pages; despite the poor writing, the book is a Patterson-like read.

Although I can't fault the author for the blurbs printed on the cover, I have to wonder if those reviewers who referrd to the book as "smart" and "high IQ" are the types who wear round, plain glass specs because they think it makes them "look" intelligent?

I hope that the tremendously popular _DaVinci Code_ (which I have not read) demonstrates a maturation of the author and his talents.

Awfully written book....

I actually gave up on this book because of annoying idiosy of the plot and complete inability of the writer to express his ideas clearly. Da Vinci Code is equally inept...