Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Angels & Demons
Book Review: A First Rate Thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
Robert Langston is a Harvard Professor of Art History. It sounds pretty mundane, but this background will lead him into some extraordinary situations, beginning with his debut novel, Angels and Demons.
He is called in to aid the investigation of a high ranking CERN scientist - purportedly murdered by the Illuminati - a centuries old brotherhood with a grudge against the church. Indeed, it is their time to strike, against the four cardinals most likely to be the next Pope, and against the Vatican, in the form of an antimatter bomb stolen from CERN.
Langston's knowledge leads him into a centuries old puzzle which is the key to stopping the plot. He chases clue after clue and comes up with the right results... but still the identity of Janus, the hidden enemy who set the whole plot in motion is concealed until the end.
Dan Brown knows how to write thrillers. Ordinary people in extraordinary situations is a good way to put it, but Langston has combined his knowledge of Art History with facts and fiction to produce his best book to date (better than the Da Vinci Code).
Book Review: A Fun Read
Summary: 4 Stars
Not the best book ever written, but a good time passer. I was very disappointed in The DaVinci Code (hate when I figure everything out before the characters do), but, knowing little about Rome, that wasn't a problem here. A strange, but interesting ending. It's not great theology, but entertaining all the same.Book Review: A Fun and Worthwhile Read
Summary: 5 Stars
THis book is entertaining and thought provoking. Usually art facts and architectural observations are boring to me, but it got me wanting to see Rome again (I was a kid then,I remember going to the catacombs thinking THAT was cool). Im a religious person, being Christian, and I have always believed that Science and Religion can co-exist peacefully. I think God has inspired scientists and inventors because He is a God of Progression. How boring would it be for Him if his Children did the same things for ages and ages. Certainly, the DArk Ages werent his favorite days. I mean Intelligence is the Glory of God and there is nothing wrong with man enhancing intelligence through scientific means. ITs what man does with it, of course, is a concern for him, Im sure of it. ITs always man that messes good things up. Anyway, it makes you think. ANd you cant go wrong with a book that does that.Book Review: A Good Read
Summary: 4 Stars
Another incredible book by Dan Brown, and in some ways a prequel (cliché term of the decade) to The Da Vinci Code. This book is actually the introduction to Robert Langdon, the main hero of The Da Vinci Code. It gives you another shining example of his Vatican, cult, and symbollogy knowledge wrapped up in a very compelling adventure story of deceit, faith, attraction, protocol, and of course, Catholic history. Definitely a great story, but don't be fooled: You do not have to read it to understand any part of The Da Vinci Code.There are rare parts that could have moved a bit faster, but they do not greatly impact the anxiety and excitement of the book.
Book Review: A Good Thriller, not a Great Novel
Summary: 4 Stars
Dan Brown's story of science vs. religion is sort of a middle-brow "Name of the Rose". An interesting premise pitting a high cult of scientists against a high cult of priests. A pretty good yarn with ancient mystical symbols and opaque Vatican politics and who knows who has infiltrated whom. A romp through Rome --no doubt more enjoyable for readers who have visited the city-- following Galileo and atomic physicists. Not a great novel: Brown is a bit too-charitable to the Vatican, never missing an opportunity to remind readers that Cardinals and Popes are exceptionally compassionate and honorable men who devote their lives to the well-being of mankind. The characters are pretty thin and the dialogue runs to the wooden. But it's a fun thriller. Never too challenging, but interesting and full of little twists