Create your own Dan Brown novel

[dcas]

here.

The Godhead of Rafaelo

"A shocking best-selling masterpiece of suspense! *****"
The Observer

Mark Jackson, a pastry chef, is found murdered in Bethlehem and Dave Brown, a violinist is asked to supply expert information to the Bethlehem police. Soon Dave finds himself involved with a beautiful archaeologist called Zoe, meetings in the North Pole with the highly-secretive group The Gnostics and a dramatic showdown with The Babylonian Brotherhood after a chase across through modern-day Europe. When the very fabric of space-time itself is at stake, The Babylonian Brotherhood won't let anything stand in their way. Can Dave stop them in time?

"An exciting masterpiece!"
The Scotsman

[Scott]

I've only read one of his books, Angels and Demons, and I liked it, but I have heard that he's written the same story over and over.

[grodog]

Fun link, Scott, I sent it to my brothers

Heather and I are reading Angels & Demons right now (aloud), and it's OK. Some of the settings and art details are interesting, but I'm not very impressed with Brown's writing style, overall. I've heard that his books improve as he has written more; can someone who has read both A&D and The DaVinci Code comment on whether his prose gets any better?

[dcas]

I haven't read any of his books, but you might be interested in the following link:

itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000844.html

[grodog]

Thanks, I'll pass that along too

[SemajTheSilent]

grodog said:

Fun link, Scott, I sent it to my brothers

Heather and I are reading Angels & Demons right now (aloud), and it's OK. Some of the settings and art details are interesting, but I'm not very impressed with Brown's writing style, overall. I've heard that his books improve as he has written more; can someone who has read both A&D and The DaVinci Code comment on whether his prose gets any better?

I've read both, and vastly prefer A&D over TDC.

A&D actually has a theme and some depth to it...not to mention a good climax and a nice wrapup. TDC is obviously a literary vehicle for Brown's blind acceptance of all that Holy Blood Holy Grail nonsense, except that it's not even as clever at HBHG. TDC is shallow, predictable, and I can't see for the life of me what all the fuss was about...