Kell Posted October 19, 2005 Posted October 19, 2005 Author: Dan Brown ISBN # 0552150738 Although not quite so well-known or talked-about as The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons is now being more widely publicised along with the rest of the Brown back-catalogue - & rightly so. Angels & Demons, like Da Vinci, features Robert Langdon as the lead character Quote
Maureen Posted October 19, 2005 Posted October 19, 2005 I agree that it is a good read...... I must have finished it in a weekend............it is quite fast paced as well Quote
sparkymarky Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 sooo much better than da vinci-have just read deception point and found this equally as good Quote
Angel Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 This one is next on my to be read pile & I'm looking forward to it Quote
Angel Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Started this one this evening so all will be revealed Quote
Angel Posted March 29, 2006 Posted March 29, 2006 Thoroughly enjoying this book and I think I know who the guilty parties are! This book seems to 'flow' a bit better than Da Vinci! In the first 1/4 I did haze over with some of the phsics but managed to hold in there - to the point that the concept of scientists meddling with new matter put the fear of God into me - especially in today's turbulent world. I do agree with the comments above regarding Vittoria - her character could be developed further and have more depth All in all an enjoyable read so far Quote
Margo Posted April 28, 2006 Posted April 28, 2006 I didn't like this book, and gave up on it. Although it may of been because there was other books I wanted to read more. So may borrow it from my sister again when I have nothing to read. Quote
Sarahrob Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 I enjoyed this book more than the Da Vinci Code, but thought the ending was laughably unbelievable. I think these books will make great films or even TV series - lots of drama, lots of tension, and a cliff-hanger at the end of each chapter. Quote
Louiseog Posted May 6, 2006 Posted May 6, 2006 I enjoyed this book more than the Da Vinci Code, but thought the ending was laughably unbelievable. I think these books will make great films or even TV series - lots of drama, lots of tension, and a cliff-hanger at the end of each chapter. But hey I forgave him!! The rest was worth the ending really and I was dragged along with him! Quote
Emi226 Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I think this one is slightly more plausable than the da vinci code and definatly has more of a story line because I thought the ideas in DVC took center role and the plot was sidelined. Quote
Angel Posted May 7, 2006 Posted May 7, 2006 I also enjoyed this one more than the Da Vinci and would rereas this one far more readily! The ending was a bit of a let down but would lend itself easily to a film. I found that I did not want to put down this one whereas with the other one I kept putting it down to digest the ideas! Quote
Philip Stein Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 I haven't read any Dan Brown books (yeah, I'm the only one left) but friends who have - and liked them - say that Angels and Demons is almost too close to The Da Vinci Code, almost written to the same 'formula.' Would you agree? Quote
Kell Posted June 9, 2006 Author Posted June 9, 2006 They are strikingly similar, but Angels & Demons (which is the prequel to Da Vinci) was slightly better, I thought. It seems to be the case, though, that all the female characters in Dan Brown's books cuold be swappd over, as they're all practically te same character. Quote
burciagash13 Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 Ive only read Angels and Demons, but I heard Davinci Code is good but doesnt GRAB you in as much as AD does. What is Deception Point about? Is it worth picking up? Quote
Kell Posted June 22, 2006 Author Posted June 22, 2006 If you nip along here you'll find a review of Deception Point with a couple of comments after it... Quote
Michelle Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 I haven't read any Dan Brown books (yeah, I'm the only one left) Not quite - I read a couple of pages of The Da Vinci Code, and never got back to it. I keep thinking I should, so I can form my own opinion, but I haven't gotten there yet.... Quote
steffee Posted June 22, 2006 Posted June 22, 2006 I read The Da Vinci Code and since I got both TDVC and Angels and Demons in the fancy illustrated editions as a Christmas present, I did try to read A&D too. But the story was exactly the same. I kept wondering if such-and-such would happen in A&D just as it did in TDVC (yeah, I know A&D was written first), thinking it surely wouldn't be that identical, but it did, and it was. So I gave up after a hundred pages and just looked at the pretty pictures. I did think that despite the "laughingly unbelievable" (to quote someone earlier in this thread) plots of both of them, TDVC, which I finished, was an easy read, and it did "flow" quite well. But whilst I am a big rereader, I couldn't imagine rereading any of Dan Brown's stuff because the story is spoilt. Quote
Chrissy Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I read The Da Vinci Code some time ago, and enjoyed it well enough. I read Dan Brown's Angels And Demons this past weekend. In both cases I found them well paced and easy to read. Kell's review is spot on, and I could definitiely recommend both books as an easy read. Quote
Ben Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I love Decpetion point, and Angels and Demons, brilliant reads. The Davinci Code was ok, but didn't grab me as much as the others. Quote
Stephanie2008 Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I bought Angels and Demons from a charity shop a few weeks ago but haven't started it yet. I liked the DaVinci Code but didn't think it lived up to the hype. Quote
Charm Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I bought Angels and Demons from a charity shop a few weeks ago but haven't started it yet. I liked the DaVinci Code but didn't think it lived up to the hype. Me too. I also saw 'The DaVinci Code in a charity shop yesterday but didn't lift one. Think I will next time though. I've seen the movie and quite liked it but haven't read the book. I'd like to someday though. Quote
Ben Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 I bought Angels and Demons from a charity shop a few weeks ago but haven't started it yet. I liked the DaVinci Code but didn't think it lived up to the hype. Push it up the list, haha, it's not a bad read! Quote
Nessicle Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 I have Digital Fortress and I have to say it's a bit dull...Deception Point sounds quite good though! Quote
Heather Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 I have read Angels and Demons and liked it wasn't keen in Digital Fortess or Da Vinci Code Quote
pipread Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 I have Digital Fortress and I have to say it's a bit dull...Deception Point sounds quite good though! I found it dragged a bit too. Deception Point was better, but Angels and Demons is the only Dan Brown book that I thought was good. Quote
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