new Dan Brown book (4.99)

murf · **Posted:** 15 Sep 2009, 14:14

Not sure this merits inclusion on the literature forum and I'm sure it will be the same formulaic tosh as before but the others were highly readable and it is currently only £4.99 at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/prod ... ntaintersp

Plain brown cover for public reading not included

RichardRoma · **Joined:** Sat May 16 2009 **Posts:** 1830

Its not very good.

Five long bones · **Joined:** Sun Aug 20 2006 **Posts:** 3044

A book review from someone who puts capitals in the middle of single words (GoldFinger) should be treated with the same level of caution one would apply to a S#n exclusive I imagine.

Jester · **Posted:** 02 Dec 2009, 23:30

I bought it the day it came out and still just can't get into it.....

barry · **Posted:** 02 Dec 2009, 23:51

the masons did it :wink:

Billy Whiz · **Joined:** Thu Oct 13 2005 **Posts:** 5978

I read all kinds of books, everything from Dostoevsky to, well, Dan Brown, and I like the guy - he can tell a story and the pace never flags. I slightly preferred Angels & Demons to Da Vinci, but enjoyed them both. Not sure that I've quite got the appetite for a third one though.

murf · **Posted:** 03 Dec 2009, 10:58

Billy Whiz wrote:

I read all kinds of books, everything from Dostoevsky to, well, Dan Brown, and I like the guy - he can tell a story and the pace never flags. I slightly preferred Angels & Demons to Da Vinci, but enjoyed them both. Not sure that I've quite got the appetite for a third one though.

I wouldn't bother. It is just more of the same but with a weaker plot in a duller setting (Washington and its monuments mean nothing to me) and knowing how the formula works and how it will all just move on to the next set piece drastically reduces the 'page turner' factor in this cynic.

And the prospective 'secret' at the end just kind of peters out with nothing like the (admittedly naff and unbelievable) concluding 'secret' of the Da Vinci Code. No creatively removed would-be-popes either. Things do look up at one stage when you think Tom Hanks is dead...... but.....

Worth reading if you get through dozens of books and struggle to know what to read next but not worth the effort of a more casual reader when there are so many others on the shelf.

papiss dog · **Posted:** 03 Dec 2009, 17:29

Don't give the ending away you bass

I'm still reading it, I think its alright but then I do read 'the sun' :shock:

murf · **Posted:** 03 Dec 2009, 18:06

-DC- wrote:

Don't give the ending away you bass

I didn't, I only said it was weak....

papiss dog · **Posted:** 03 Dec 2009, 18:12

Sorry mate, started reading it then thought that's where it was headed about a secret or something so looked away. I'm enjoying this book and have done most of the Dan Brown books. I like it anyway

Beerfuelledman · **Posted:** 03 Dec 2009, 20:25

murf wrote:

Billy Whiz wrote:

I read all kinds of books, everything from Dostoevsky to, well, Dan Brown, and I like the guy - he can tell a story and the pace never flags. I slightly preferred Angels & Demons to Da Vinci, but enjoyed them both. Not sure that I've quite got the appetite for a third one though.

I wouldn't bother. It is just more of the same but with a weaker plot in a duller setting (Washington and its monuments mean nothing to me) and knowing how the formula works and how it will all just move on to the next set piece drastically reduces the 'page turner' factor in this cynic.

And the prospective 'secret' at the end just kind of peters out with nothing like the (admittedly naff and unbelievable) concluding 'secret' of the Da Vinci Code. No creatively removed would-be-popes either. Things do look up at one stage when you think Tom Hanks is dead...... but.....

Worth reading if you get through dozens of books and struggle to know what to read next but not worth the effort of a more casual reader when there are so many others on the shelf.

If you liked blow job 1 and blow job 2, chances are you'll like blowjob 3. Even if its more of the same.

papiss dog · **Posted:** 08 Jan 2010, 15:41

Just finished this.....and I think it was pretty poor, good pace but just doesn't go anywhere, particularly poor ending :cry:

Got to say that Angels & Demons, Deception Point and The Da Vinci Code were really good page turners - this just didn't do it for me.

blahblah · **Posted:** 08 Jan 2010, 15:44

Beerfuelledman wrote:

If you liked blow job 1 and blow job 2, chances are you'll like blowjob 3. Even if its more of the same.

mikeg13 · **Joined:** Thu Oct 13 2005 **Posts:** 9143

Not read it yet, when saw it was going to have a Masons link was rather hoping it would have been about the P2 mob, was disappointed to find out its based in US. Have enjoyed others, not great literature but good stories and often made me think a little deeper into things, hopefully when get around to it will do same.

new Dan Brown book (4.99)

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