I appreciated the facts (or "facts") throughout the story that were presented to the reader about the Illuminati, Vatican City, etc. For me, I was hooked along for the ride, and even though some might find his twists unbelievable or even predictable, I was just in it for the story and found myself completely absorbed. Reading the book cleared up a lot of unanswered questions for me, and the book was different enough from the movie to keep me gasping out loud at plot twists. Watching the movie before the book is very uncharacteristic of me, but I'm glad that it happened that way in this case. I was totally engrossed in the story Dan Brown told, even though I had already seen the movie. My heart raced, my eyes frantically read line after line, and my hands automatically went to my mouth. than I do, and therefore, I might not be the appropriate judge of this story.Īnd I'm also aware that this is not the next literary classic.Įvery time the action picked up in this book, I had a serious adrenaline rush.
I know a lot of people out there know more about European history, etc. I know a lot of people think Dan Brown is one of the best at the "cheese factor" and roll their eyes at his stories. I know a lot of people think Dan Brown is a crappy writer who writes crappy books about crappy stories with crappy characters and crappy, unbelievable plots. than I do, and therefore, I might not be the appropriate judge of this s Wow.īefore I begin my review, I want to preface it by saying a few things. Before I begin my review, I want to preface it by saying a few things. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, and deserted cathedrals, and into the depths of the most secretive vault on earth.the long-forgotten Illuminati lair. In a desperate race to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization - the Illuminati. In a desperate race to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist.
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist.
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