I had to stop reading Angels and Demons fairly early on because the physics was so painfully painfully wrong. It can't possibly be worse than the history, can it?
It probably isn't, but I stopped studying history at age 14, whereas I continued studying physics until my third year at university, when I switched to computer science.
For that matter, I wish I'd not bothered to read all the way through Digital Fortress too. He puts bits in to show how much research he's done, but he so clearly doesn't understand his research that it hurts. After struggling through that, when I hit the doesn't-understand signs in Angels & Demons I gave up.
I quite enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, but I probably wouldn't bother rereading it, and I wish I'd never tried to read his earlier books.
I don't know about the physics, but I'm a history buff - especially of Byzantium and the workings of the early Christian church. His take on early Christianity is so egregious that I did trash the book after reading it.
Look, here's the thing: if you can throw everything you know about science, history, religion, and human behavior out the window, it makes for a decently fluffy little conspiracy thriller story. Be ready for the twist near the end where you start to think that maybe he doesn't hate the Catholic church so much after all, because the twist is that no, really, he hates the Catholic church and is also insane. So it was entertaining, is what I'm saying. Not *quite* on the level of humor and absurdity as Twilight, but it has it's moments.
Not the kind of book I would read, but a quick browse revealing that CERN had a spaceplane on hand for quick intercontinental transport of vital personnel garnered a laugh.
He even messed up on the spaceplane though, whilst there was an X-33 project in the late 90's - it was run by Lockeed Martin - not Boeing, as Brown writes.
I should point out that my answer to the first question assumes that I am not already knee-deep in a mystical conspiracy and quite aware of who did the murder and what retaliatory measures I should take.
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I had to stop reading Angels and Demons fairly early on because the physics was so painfully painfully wrong.
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It can't possibly be worse than the history, can it?
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For that matter, I wish I'd not bothered to read all the way through Digital Fortress too. He puts bits in to show how much research he's done, but he so clearly doesn't understand his research that it hurts. After struggling through that, when I hit the doesn't-understand signs in Angels & Demons I gave up.
I quite enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, but I probably wouldn't bother rereading it, and I wish I'd never tried to read his earlier books.
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I did read both The Da Vinci Code and Digital Fortress and it doesn't sound as though this one is any better.
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I'm torn on whether or not to try Twilight. Will it be as hilarious as I hope, or will I succumb and actually enjoy it? I can't decide.
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He even messed up on the spaceplane though, whilst there was an X-33 project in the late 90's - it was run by Lockeed Martin - not Boeing, as Brown writes.
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