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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Overall an entertaining book. 3.5 stars. I give it credit for being a page turner for sure. Making me want to read more. But it fails to reach 4 stars for a couple of reasons, mainly some of the more ridiculous things that happen and leaps of logic that were just took me out of the book with thoughts of how stupid they seemed.
Maybe this is also a matter of the book not quite aging perfectly after 25 years. for example: langdon's wonder at the symmetry of the ambigrams. I get the wonder as a matter of history. but his wonder at how they could possibly be symmetrical, often remarking how it was impossible and countless had tried for decades, felt just so strange when now a computer could probably spit you out a hundred of them in 5 minutes.
the second thing that wasn't to my particular liking was the main villain's motivation/storyI thought the twist with the carmelengo was interesting and well set up. but it was watered down a bit to me by the fact that he really did think he was doing good and was being spoken to by god. this is only personal preference, but i think it would have made for a more interesting villain if his motivations were more sinister, specifically seeking power and the papacy for himself. just my own feelings though.
Maybe this is also a matter of the book not quite aging perfectly after 25 years. for example: langdon's wonder at the symmetry of the ambigrams. I get the wonder as a matter of history. but his wonder at how they could possibly be symmetrical, often remarking how it was impossible and countless had tried for decades, felt just so strange when now a computer could probably spit you out a hundred of them in 5 minutes.
the second thing that wasn't to my particular liking was the main villain's motivation/story
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fun mystery thriller with plot twists that occasionally seem absurd.
Reading “Angels and Demons“ in Italy added the intangible that makes reading a novel just right. Dan Brown‘s Robert Langdon, the famous Harvard symbologist, is out to solve a mystery about an ancient brotherhood called the Illuminati.
The discovery of the existence of Illuminati, through a careful study of a genuine mark left on the body of a victim, sets the wheels of this fantastic novel in motion. The brotherhood is alive and well and they have in their possession the world’s most powerful agent called Antimatter, and their object is Vatican City.
This is a story about Science’s retribution to the Catholic Church for years of ill treatment toward science and knowledge centuries ago. I found it to be an extremely delicious thriller – almost on par with the Da Vinci Code (in my words) in terms of suspense, knowledge on the subject matter, and plot – Dan Brown is a first-rate writer, selects the very best setting and story line, and has the right mix of fiction from his imagination and facts from his research.
Robert Langdon is suddenly in serious company when the Illuminati brotherhood comes to surface -the director of CERN, Kohler, a man in a wheelchair who is more powerful than thousands on foot and Vittoria Vetra, the sexy physicist whose father is the murdered victim. Together, the Vettras have made a revolutionary discovery of Antimatter – so powerful that the tiniest amount, when come into contact with even just air, can create catastrophes proportional to large nuclear explosions. At the same time, as with all things, it can change humanity and advance science by leaps and bounds – it can fly our airplanes and heat our buildings and power our electronics in the speeds only dreamt of. It can just as easily destroy all humanity.
There are many parallels between the Da Vinci code and Angels and Demons – and yet, I find each book remarkably well written, thoroughly entertaining, terribly suspenseful and vastly researched by the author. Langdon is the same character, and as with Da Vinci Code, the female protagonist is the daughter whose father in one case and grandfather in other is murdered, in the name of the war of science and religion, leaving mysteries behind for Langdon and her to solve in the course of a deliciously stimulating maze of symbols and puzzles.
Both books depict a world of symbols with significant meanings, a walk down history path to catch a glimpse of the world’s best thinkers, and a trail of twists and turns, murders and mysteries, suspense and action. A brilliantly written novel and I think that in some ways, far better than The Da Vinci Code, which I also loved.
The discovery of the existence of Illuminati, through a careful study of a genuine mark left on the body of a victim, sets the wheels of this fantastic novel in motion. The brotherhood is alive and well and they have in their possession the world’s most powerful agent called Antimatter, and their object is Vatican City.
This is a story about Science’s retribution to the Catholic Church for years of ill treatment toward science and knowledge centuries ago. I found it to be an extremely delicious thriller – almost on par with the Da Vinci Code (in my words) in terms of suspense, knowledge on the subject matter, and plot – Dan Brown is a first-rate writer, selects the very best setting and story line, and has the right mix of fiction from his imagination and facts from his research.
Robert Langdon is suddenly in serious company when the Illuminati brotherhood comes to surface -the director of CERN, Kohler, a man in a wheelchair who is more powerful than thousands on foot and Vittoria Vetra, the sexy physicist whose father is the murdered victim. Together, the Vettras have made a revolutionary discovery of Antimatter – so powerful that the tiniest amount, when come into contact with even just air, can create catastrophes proportional to large nuclear explosions. At the same time, as with all things, it can change humanity and advance science by leaps and bounds – it can fly our airplanes and heat our buildings and power our electronics in the speeds only dreamt of. It can just as easily destroy all humanity.
There are many parallels between the Da Vinci code and Angels and Demons – and yet, I find each book remarkably well written, thoroughly entertaining, terribly suspenseful and vastly researched by the author. Langdon is the same character, and as with Da Vinci Code, the female protagonist is the daughter whose father in one case and grandfather in other is murdered, in the name of the war of science and religion, leaving mysteries behind for Langdon and her to solve in the course of a deliciously stimulating maze of symbols and puzzles.
Both books depict a world of symbols with significant meanings, a walk down history path to catch a glimpse of the world’s best thinkers, and a trail of twists and turns, murders and mysteries, suspense and action. A brilliantly written novel and I think that in some ways, far better than The Da Vinci Code, which I also loved.
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Fantastic read. Was so easy to get stuck in and continue the story. It was dark and haunting and yet lighthearted or within the same page. fantastic read