Louiseog Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I preferred A and D, it was very similar to DVC but somehow more exciting! It would make a much better film. Discuss?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yin/yang Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I think it depends what you're looking for in a book to be honest. I enjoyed the weaving of fact and fiction in Da Vinci code but i understand why folks prefer Angels and Demons. It seemed to me that A&D was heavily influenced by too many Indiana Jones movies and every twist seemed a little familiar but i had read it very soon after Da Vinci. Also i had watched a film called National treasure a week prior and although i'm sure the film took it's ideas from the book, with it being the former that i had watched before A&D it made the book very familiar. Perhaps if my reading choice was reversed i would feel a little different, but either way both are good and i like a little religious contraversy. The difference between my preference is negligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 I actually preferred Digital Fortress to any of the others & think it would make a much better film than TDVC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yin/yang Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I haven't read Digital Fortress Kell and would appreciate it greatly if you would give a brief outline of the book before i look into it. I have so many others on my list that i feel a little overwhelmed. :read: :paper: :read: :read: :paper: :read: :read: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 I posted a review on my blog about it after reading it last October, which you can find here: http://undermindbooks.blogspot.com/2005/10/digital-fortress-by-dan-brown.html It gives an idea of what to expect but doesn't reveal any plot points, so I hope you'll find it useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yin/yang Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Thanks for that. Now i have yet another book on my list lol. I can deal with another Victor Victoria (or whatever it is he calls this one) it's the codes i like. It's a lazy crossword, you can have a stab at it but you don't feel pressured cause you know you'll find out in the end and it's not cheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosegarden Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I've nearly finished reading Angels & Demons and I'm really enjoying it now. About halfway through I was flagging, I very nearly gave up on it but I'm glad I persevered now as there's so much happening. This is the only Dan Brown book I've read, not sure if I'll read any more. I think it would make a great film too, the character Robert Langdon is sooooooooo like my favourite character of Indiana Jones. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I've only read The Da Vinci Code, but I have Angels and Demons on my TBR pile, I must get a hold of the other two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I really enjoyed Angels and Demons, and thought it was much better than The Da Vinci Code. I don`t know whether that was because it was the first Dan Brown book I read, but I just didn`t feel the others were quite as gripping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurDent Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I generally enjoyed all four, but the one I found most interesting, and probably closer to what I normally read is Deception Point. That is why I gave my vote to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I really enjoyed Angels and Demons, and thought it was much better than The Da Vinci Code. I agree pipread although these are the only 2 books that I have read my vote was for Angels and Demons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Angels and Demons for sure, flows much better than the second Langdon one. I was really captivated by the plot of Deception Point though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iagegu Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Couldn't vote as I have two favourites, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code and I can't choose between the two of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) Angels and Demons wins it for me, although I did enjoy Digital Fortress. The Davinci Code was good, but over-rated. Deception Point I haven't read yet. Edited March 21, 2009 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stillgood Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Digital Fortress Cool forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNunes Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 My favourite was Digital Fortress. My Dan Brown books order of preference is: 1.Digital Fortress 2.Da Vinci Code 3.Angels and Demons 4.Deception Point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I like the DaVinci Code. It gets slated a lot but I quite enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwish Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I have only read Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons as the others never really appealed to me (even though I do have them waiting to be read), but as another poster said, I prefer the religious ones. I love the mysteries in both of them and find they do keep me hooked, it's just Angels and Demons had that something extra to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissWhitlock Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I've read all of the books but it's been a while so I can't really remember. All of them were quite interesting but I especially liked the one with the Meteor Rock, think it was Deception Point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I enjoyed Angels & Demons most. I read this, fortuitously, just before The Da Vinci Code came out. I was absolutely hooked on Dan Brown by this point, so went and bought Digital Fortress and Deception Point on the strength of these. I shouldn't have read them one after another though (breaking my rule of 'page-turning thriller' followed by a more 'worthy' novel) and consequently found the other two a bit too formulaic for me - you know, clever hero sets out to unravel a mystery and meets a beautiful, intelligent woman along the way with whom he get's it on. Ho hum. I probably would have liked them more if I'd given myself a break from him, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I loved both Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, but I do lean slightly more towards A&D. I really, really loved the locations talked about in this book, and the whole conclave topic was very interesting to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissWhitlock Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yeah, partly why I liked Angels and Demons was because of the setting. It was really interesting to read about all the churches and the statues and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) Angels and Demons was my favourite. I thought that the locations and subject matter were really interesting. I also found it slightly more believable than the Da Vinci Code if that makes any sense? I think that I may have liked the Da Vinci Code more than I did if it didn't have all of the hype surrounding it, although I did still enjoy it. Edited April 12, 2009 by Kimmy619 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I'm surprised people seem to like Digital Fortress more than Deception Point, i would say DP is probably my second favourite, i like the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissWhitlock Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yeah, I liked the plot of Deception Point too, it was very interesting. I can't really remember Digital Fortress though... All I remember is there was something about a computer... and a virus.. and a code...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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