WISHY-WASHY For some reason the dang “wishy-Washy” function on my reviews isn’t working.

A light, frothy read that follows the exact same formula as “Angels & Demons” and “The Da Vinci Code”.

Rugged, yet highly intellectual hero/ine is called in to consult something mysterious that quickly spirals out of control into violence and mayhem and usually threatens a major catastrophe at the end (not this time, though, unless you count political downfalls as a major catastrophe-which I do not).

The biggest disappointment in “DP” was how flat the ultimate villain was. Not the controller, who was 1 1/2 dimensional, the politico; very few stories are willing to paint such a bleak picture of a villain, but this man quite literally had NO redeeming qualities. Of course, it did make it a lot of fun when he got his in the end…

The science is, as always, intriguing, but, frankly, for that kind of stuff I’d rather read Crichton or Clancy, they incorporate the descriptions better—Brown always comes across as a lecturing school teacher when describing technology he thinks may be unfamiliar to his readers.

I read it, and I did so quickly, in about 2 days, but it was a lot like walking by an ice cream parlor—you shouldn’t, you know it’s bad for you, but, dangit, you just walk in anyway.

I enjoy the fluffy lightness that it a Dan Brown novel no matter how predictable the formula, but I will always get them from the library (or borrow them from my dad, lol).

Same story. Different characters. Different conspiracy. Same formula. 6/10

Another good Dan Brown novel. Not so intriguing as ‘Da vinci Code’ or ‘Angels and Demons’ though. The suspense factor is not maintained till the end. A good read nevertheless.

Much better than Angels & Demons, though not quite as engrossing as The DaVinci Code.

I can’t put this fast-paced NASA/political thriller down! A fun, gripping read. 8/10

I have read Dan Brown’s other books and thought I’d give this one a try as well.

Call me a sucker, but I bought this book in the airport, even though I just read 2 other Dan Brown books, and I know the formula they run by. Still, the story is keeping me entertained, and it helped me to block out the wails of the screaming toddler seated in the row infront of me.

2.2004
8/10 Stars

Dan Brown’s third novel is also the third novel by Brown that I read. A meteorite is discovered in the ice under the Artic Circle which confirms the existence of life on other planets. Or does it? Brown’s thriller is part sci-fi novel, part political thriller, part miliatry and suspense novel. It’s a good page-turner though some of the twist and turns become fairly obvious after the first 200 or so pages. Or mabye having read the DaVinci Code I wsa trying too hard to guess where the next twist or turn would come and getting it right.

Scientific thriller by Dan Brown.

another excellent novel by the master of all things art history, technolgy and culture.