Angels & Demons by Dan Brown Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Angels & Demons
Book Review: A Miracle
Summary: 1 Stars
That this novel is so popular makes you believe in God. Miracles can happen. For this is simply a very bad book. The language is flat, the characters are caricatures, and the physics simplistic. Copernicus was not executed. The story of Galileo is more complex than Brown allows. The Catholic Church embraces evolutionary theory and does not require the teaching of creationism. And there are legitimate moral concerns about scientific research and developments.Maybe there is a superb plot twist at the end. But I can't put myself through the torture of reading such bad writing and so much misinformation to find out.
Check out something like The Seville Connection for an intelligent mystery involving the Vatican. The difference is as between light and darkness.
Book Review: A Modern Day Indiana Jones
Summary: 4 Stars
Personally, I enjoyed this book. I have talked to quite a few people who felt this was terrible because it was inaccurate religiously or historically. The bottom line is it's a book. People felt the same way about some of the Indiana Jones movies but now those are considered classics in American Society. While I don't think this will reach that mark I think it is a good fictional book. The characters are interesting, and the plot as well as the twists are well thought out. The logic puzzles involved in the journey are much more challenging then they were in the Da Vinci Code. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who just wants an entertaining read not someone who is searching for the truth hidden in literature.Book Review: A Must Read Adventure
Summary: 4 Stars
Renowed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon discovers the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood, the Illuminati. This organization has surfaced to carry out its vendetta against one enemy, the Catholic Church. Rushing against time, Langdon runs through Rome following sealed crypts, symbols, and sculptors to save the Church from destruction. This novel is full of intrigue and drama, keeping the reader in suspense. Brown also creatively weaves fact and fiction, descriptively depicting the Vatican. However, Brown lacks focus in his conclusion. After the climatic end, the plot becomes predictable. The suspense built throughout the novel is wasted. Overall, the novel is worth reading. It is a breathless, exciting adventure, hard to put down.Book Review: A New Beginning
Summary: 4 Stars
With the death of Pope John Paul II, this book will take on new meaning for the reader. It is now not only a vivid tried-and-true, "who-done-it" plot about good versus evil, but also a window into the arcane world of the Conclave and the Camerlengo. Since the College of Cardinals has not met in Conclave for some 26 years, the twists, turns, and profound bits of history that Dan Brown weaves into the plot will be of great interest to both Catholics and non-Catholics alike. You can find perfectly good information on the Internet about electing a Pope (e.g., www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp), but this book adds TONS of life to it!Book Review: A Non-stop Adventure
Summary: 4 Stars
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is a non-stop adventure. Brown adds so many plot twists that the reader has no idea how the novel will end. Although similar to his other books, Brown makes Angels and Demons stand out by pulling in so many pieces of art located around the Vatican. I personally loved that because it made me want to go online and look up each piece of art work to see what it looked like.
Although there is the conflict of religion, readers must keep in mind that this is only a fiction novel and where there is true in some part of the novel, not all if it is true. Brown may place the head of the Catholic Church in interesting situations, but it is only in order to make the book that much more complex.
Another item that made this novel even more complex was the use of the Illuminati and the ambrigrams. It was exciting to find out that even though the Illuminati seemed like an imaginary society, they were actually around through out history. There are so many things in this novel on which I could continue to talk about, but I'd rather have people read the book to find them out their selves.