Angels & Demons, by Dan BrownA Harvard symbolist named Robert Langdon (the same protagonist as Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code) attempts to solve a murder mystery and foil an anti-Vatican bomb plot. He meets a beautiful physicist named Vittoria Vetra, whose father, Leonardo Vetra, is the victim of the homicide. Together they follow the not-always-figurative trail to the Vatican, where cardinals from all over the world have gathered to elect the new Pope. Langdon meets the a vivid host of characters, and with Vetra, they try to 1) track down the killer of Leonardo Vetra; 2)disable the bomb before time runs out; 3)decipher ancient booklets; and 4) find the mysterious leader of the Illuminati. All in 24 HOURS.
I thought that this book was written on a formula, like some other Dan Brown books I could name. I had the "formula", or shared plot, told to me before I had read very many of Brown's books. Knowing the formula, while informative, definitely ruined the reading experience for me. Through all 480 pages, I kept thinking, "Wow, this matches exactly. I now know what is going to happen next." Boring....
And despite having two flawless main characters, I thought Angels and Demons was very suspenseful and written well enough. I would rate this book a 7 or 8 out of 10.
6 comments:
I have to say this was not on my list of books to read, but given Kenzie's write-up, I may have to add it to my winter break reading list. Kenzie, what do you think about all the "italics" in the text? It annoyed me in The Da Vinci Code. Are they still there in this one?
Sounds interesting, like Ellen I might read it over the winter break.
Maybe I'll try it out. If I DO read it, it will be after I read the Da Vinci Code. Like everyone else, maybe over a break or something. XD
is this the same as the movie? did they make this before the movie??
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