Has anyone else heard of this author? My dad got me this book called Inferno and i'm on page 278. Not going to give anything away but so far i have not been able to put it down lol.
Dan Brown
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No offense. Where have you been? Dan Brown wrote the biggest bestseller of modern times.
Have you not heard of The Da Vinci Code? Book or Ron Howard film? With Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou?
He's not the best writer by a longshot, but Brown certainly can dream up interesting tales.
Oh yea i have heard of the Da Vinci code but i did not know who it was by.
Riot, you're a riot. You're pulling our leg, right?
I guess i have made my self sound like a dummy with this thread lol.
It's OK, honey, you get a pass because you've got pregnancy brain. But you were probably young (like high school age?) when that book was hot, right? That was 11 years ago I think.
Riot, if you like Inferno, consider Brown's other bestsellers. Angels and Demons,The Lost Symbol, Deception Point. Intriguing characters, puzzles to solve, relentless plotting.
What Brown really is good at is cliffhangers. Each chapter ends in one. His writing isn't very good i think and in my opinion he usually spins the plotthread a few times to many so it breaks. They are very alike according to me. The best one is probably Deception point that doesn't feature Robert Langdon. I may be biased because i know quite a bit of history as it is my profession so therefore sees the enormous gaps in the plots. Just happen to be of the opinion that if you use history as a major part of your plot you should have some foundation for it. Most often he doesn't but his cliffhanger ability saves the books.
No, you're not a dummy. I don't watch The Living Dead, Sleepy Hollow, Mad Men, or Breaking Bad, so I'm culturally deprived according to some.
Read Angels and Demons and The Lost Symbol next. Seriously. They're great stories, better than either Inferno or The DaVinci Code.
I happened to be reading Angels and Demons during the conclave to elect a pope after John Paul II passed away. Trippy dippy. Loved it.
Loved The Da Vinci Code mainly because
, in spite of my Catholicism, I still like this idea.
Loved The Da Vinci Code mainly because
i love the idea of the sacred feminine
I just finished reading The Davinci Code a few days ago. My first Brown book. I resisted for a long time to read anything by him as I knew the writing wasn't that great (it isn't). But, that said, the storyline was good, he kept me interested and he does end almost every chapter in a cliffhanger. I'm pondering whether or not to read the next one in the series?
Thank you! I love Dan Brown's fiction and didn't know he'd come out with Inferno. I'm going to to order it right now!
I read Da Vinci and Angels and Demons back to back many years ago and they were both compelling reads. I find it difficult to read thrillers now as most of them just regurgitate themes and poor writing. I will recommend the Robert Ludlum novels from about The Holcroft Covenant to The Aquitaine Progression. IMO, he was at his best in that period.
Thank you! I love Dan Brown's fiction and didn't know he'd come out with Inferno. I'm going to to order it right now!
Glad i could help
They can't all be Stephen King, I know, but, hey, Dan Brown sells books--many books. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Consider Deception Point next. It has an intriguing premise and much suspense.
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My brother gave my mum a bag of old books to give to the charity shop, mostly his wife's, when they were clearing a spare room for their 2nd child. She asked me if I wanted any so I took one flew over the cuckoo's nest and the da Vinci code. I will read cuckoo's nest, eventually, but I can't see myself ever reading the da Vinci code.
Give it a try. You might be surprised to find out that you'll enjoy it. I was!
I didn't read it myself, but I have friends who never read books tell me that the Da Vinci Code was addicting.