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Illuminati

Dan Brown

3.75 AVERAGE


i’ve been fascinated by Dan Brown’s writing for years, since around 2015. and he still manages to blow me away every time. honestly, the man is a genius. i’d love the chance to pick his brain someday, just to understand how he comes up with these intricate plots.

what i really admire is how he blends history, science, and religion so seamlessly. it never feels overwhelming or dull and he always keeps the reader engaged. it’s a rare skill, and he nails it every time.

a perfect book! ❤️

EDIT:

watched the movie last night… dramatic sigh. and once again, i must scream it from the mountaintops: THE BOOK IS ALWAYS BETTER! why, oh why, can’t they just follow the book? is it really that hard?
medium-paced

3.5⭐️
adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I truly forgot how mind-numbing idiotic this book is. The men are all garbage monsters with egos large enough to fill the Sistine Chapel and then some. How Robert Langdon became the hero of a book series is beyond me. For a Harvard Professor and renowned symbologist, he’s incredibly incurious and refuses to believe something unless he is led to believe he discovered it himself.

I love this garbage. I can’t wait to reread the rest. 

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

I have read Dan Brown few years ago, but for aome reaaon I was afraid to read him now, at this age. I thought that he seemed so good because I was a kid back then and juat so unexperienced at this 😄
Today I once again found out that I love his writing!
I can't tell how many times I thought hmm, but this is lamost the end, why is there few hundred pages left and then twists would come one after another 😄

I think I may have enjoyed this book more than the Davinci Code. I'm looking forward to the movie.
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4.5/5
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes