Greg Iles has a similar style book out called Footprints of God. Also, a fun ride.
-Frank
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From: bret
To: CF-Community
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: The Da Vinci code
I haven't read that one yet, but I just finished Digital Fortress by the
same author while I was in Colorado last week, and I had already read
Deception Point. Digital Fortress is interesting, but from a technical
standpoint, a bit blown out of proportion. If you are a geek, you may
have a hard time accepting his representation of various technologies.
Deception Point, to me, was a better read, more fluid and it sucked me
in to the story better.
I have a conflicting appreciation of Dan Brown's books. One one hand,
his plotting and action keep me interested and I have a hard time
putting his books down. On the other hand, I hate his writing style and
how many cliches he uses. His similies are purely dreadful, and the
overuse of the "brilliant but beautiful" female characters grow to be
rather droll. I think that he's latched onto a formula and he works it
to the bone. Which is fine, he's obviously making a lot of money off of
it, and his books serve a purpose to me when I need a simple, cheap
thrill to bide some time. I get the same satisfaction from reading one
of his books as I do watching an action adventure movie.
However, when I compare Digital Fortress, a book about code breaking and
ciphers, to something like Cryptonimicon, there is no comparison. Neal
Stephenson is the king of writing believeable technology/sci-fi fiction.
Despite all of my complaints, I will still probably read The Davinci
Code -- it sounds like an interesting read.
I was actually talking to a coworker about Dan Brown's books the other
day and we both agreed that the books are written to be like movies.
Maybe that's Dan Brown's goal: To option all of his books into movies so
he can retire early. Sounds like a good plan to me.
-Bret (tired, rambling incoherently and not wanting to return to work
after a week on my sister's ranch)
> Marlon Moyer wrote:
>
>> Just finished reading it last night. Started on Friday evening and
>> couldn't put it down. It was a good thriller. I'd love to know
>> how much is based on fact and how much was fiction. Then again,
>> I've always wondered what Mason's and the like do also. Anyone
>> else read this book? Outside of Sci-Fi/Fantasy, which I read a lot
>> of, this is the first book I've read that fast in a long time.
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