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Illuminati

Dan Brown

3.75 AVERAGE

aaryaman's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pakirro88's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

niahas's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

tejas's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

qdbarclay1994's review against another edition

4.0

The two big time criticisms of Dan Brown are perfectly reasonable. His book are highly formulaic, which becomes increasingly hard to ignore the more of them you read. Brown also claims that his books are highly accurate when it comes to historical, religious, and scientific information when this is easily disproved. But I'll be damned if this wasn't a fun fast paced thriller which asks interesting questions about the compatibility of science and religion. I highly recommend it.

boilerryno's review against another edition

2.0

Meh... I liked the setting and the atmosphere that the backdrop of the Vatican provided. I wanted to know what happened and how Brown would get to the resolution, but I was disappointed about having guessed who was behind the plot and the Illuminati threat. The obvious things to not like involve the ludicrous helicopter scene that lead to the resolution of the antimatter threat. I am all for suspending my disbelief, but for a story that was trying to create a suspenseful story set in modern reality, this went beyond reason. I guess I also wanted more knowledge and focus on religion vs. science and the Vatican vs. the Illuminati. There were less details about Vatican methods and procedures than I'd hoped. Details that should be known, such as a pope's remains resting in multi-layered coffins, were ignored for the story's sake. The romance angle was forced and unnecessary. Apparently, I hear, that the edits made for the movie actually improve the results overall.