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Comparison to Dan Brown's Other Novels
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Sep 21, 2011 11:25am
I think Angels and Demons is the best of the bunch, followed by The Da Vinci Code. The Lost Symbol comes in a distant third in the Langdon series. The research for all three is impressive and a major contribution to the stories. He interspersed wonderful embellishments and plot in Demons and Code. As fascinating as all of the Freemasonry was in Symbol, the supporting embellishments and plot were weak. I'm hoping Brown will find bring us a fully fleshed out read with his next offering.
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i think my favorite is davinci code. then angels and demon , the lost symbol (excluding the ending ) and THEN deception point. i loved the lost symbol but the ending was just not worth the story leading up to it =/
I personally like The Da Vinci Code the best, Angels and Demons had more murder and gruesome deaths that at times I found hard to stomach. I think Lost Symbol was the worst of the bunch the plot was sub-par and the ending left a LOT to be desired. I feel like because of the last book I need a little break from Robert Langdon for a while.
Maliha wrote: "i think my favorite is davinci code. then angels and demon , the lost symbol (excluding the ending ) and THEN deception point. i loved the lost symbol but the ending was just not worth the story le..."totally agree
Emily wrote: "I personally like The Da Vinci Code the best, Angels and Demons had more murder and gruesome deaths that at times I found hard to stomach. I think Lost Symbol was the worst of the bunch the plot wa..."the end was not worth the journey in Lost symbol sad as it was.
Why has everyone forgotten 'Digital Fortress'.. it was also good.. better than deception point anyways.. my favorite was 'Da Vinci Code'
i havent read digital fortress. but iv heard that and deception point arent one of browns BEST works =p as compared to davinci code obviously
I really loved Angels and Demons, it was definitely his best book, Lost Symbol was great in my opinion too. I did not care for DaVinci Code too much. I thought Digital Fortress was great, but Deception Point was definitely lacking.
I think the only one of his books which was a bit of a let down was The Lost Symbol. It was marginally inferior to the others...but a good story nonetheless. I loved the rest of them.
I actually really liked Deception Point, only because it was fun. I didn't take much of the premise of the book seriously, so that's why I enjoyed it-- I just like the adventure aspect of it. I liked Digital Fortress because I had lived in Seville, where it took place and I was able to picture all the locations. Angels and Demons is by far my favorite--excellent plot, rich in architecture and history. I didn't want it to end but couldn't stop reading.
Definitely the best. Also, it felt like Brown was trying less to force the book to be controversial and simply allowed the story to affect readers however it may.
Dick wrote: "I think Angels and Demons is the best of the bunch, followed by The Da Vinci Code. The Lost Symbol comes in a distant third in the Langdon series. The research for all three is impressive and a m..."Totally Agree. The weakness of The Lost Symbols is the storyline, I guess. It's worst compare to Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.
My best pick of the langdon series is Angels and Demons.The adventure was really thrilling and the storyline was great,followed by the Da Vinci Code,while the lost symbol comes a distant last.Digital fortress is also a big favorite.
Maliha wrote: "the story itself was awsome. the ending was too abrupt and just not good"Seriously. Talk about a lame deus ex machina with the helicopter shatering the glass all over Mal'ak (sp?).
And the Bible stuff was kinda weird and...eeehhh
Dick wrote: "I think Angels and Demons is the best of the bunch, followed by The Da Vinci Code. The Lost Symbol comes in a distant third in the Langdon series. The research for all three is impressive and a m..."
really, I haven't read the 3rd but I found him to be working from a formula, way to silly for my taste
I read The Da Vinci Code and enjoyed it at the time, but I've failed to finish another Dan Brown book since. I've attempted and given up on both Deception Point and Angels & Demons. The latter, I actually got within about 50 pages of finishing it but it was just getting too ridiculous to be credible in any way.I completely agree with Julie, he's the classic example of a formulaic author and a real one trick pony. Once you've read one, you needn't read any more - he pretty much just changes the setting and character names each. A bit like James Patterson but lazier in the number he writes...
I haven't read The Lost Symbol or Deception Point, but do you think that the reason why The Lost Symbol wasn't as good as the others was a pushed deadline where he had to rush to get it printed? Creativity takes time, and a lot of good books/series that started out great and then fizzled out at the end because of publishing pressure. I don't know, it does seem like when I found out about The Lost Symbol that it took 2 years before it was actually published. For a book of that depth (length and research) it doesn't seem long enough.
Based on the two that I've read, I think Angels & Demons is defintely better than Da Vinci Code. I haven't read Deception Point, but based on what I see here, I think I'll just skip over The Lost Symbol.
Kerri wrote: "I haven't read The Lost Symbol or Deception Point, but do you think that the reason why The Lost Symbol wasn't as good as the others was a pushed deadline where he had to rush to get it printed? Cr..."I agree on that point. Authors are under contract and pushed to produce, like any other profession, and the work may suffer. That's why I don't read any author's books too close together, to give myself time to forget a little what the last one was like, and to avoid burnout.
Just to play devil's advocate... regarding the point about him rushing to a deadline for The Lost Symbol, don't forget that there was actually a 6 year gap between The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol:Digital Fortress, 1998
Angels & Demons, 2000
Deception Point, 2001
The Da Vinci Code, 2003
The Lost Symbol, 2009
That's twice the time between A&D and Da Vinci, and 3 times as long as he'd gone between releasing books previously...
The DaVinci Code really kept my interest, I had it read in 3 days. Angels and Demons started off a little slow and I found it hard to stay interested, but by the third chapter I couldn't put it down. I bought The Lost Symbol a couple years ago and I started to read it but lost interest. I will finish it someday but I found something more interesting for now.
I will give a 5* to Da Vinci Code and 4* to Angels and demons. The Da Vinci Code is and will remain the master piece of Dan Brown.
Deception point is the best of the whole lot with a perfect 10. Angels and Daemons come pretty close with a 9.8
Generally my rule of thumb is if I start a book, I have to finish it before moving on to the next book on my reading list. Angels & Demons was the only time I ever made an exception to that rule. I simply could not finish it. It was that bad. I would not recommend that book under any circumstances. Sorry!
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