2.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 21/04/2011

Despite the fame that Dan Brown has achieved with the success of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, I have struggled to find his writing to be anything more than average. I'm a believer that reading anything is good, but I also believe that people shouldn't mistake famous pieces of work to be good.

One thing I do find, though, is that The Da Vinci Code is a much better written novel than its prequel, Angels and Demons. Angels and Demons reads little better than poorly executed fanfiction, in which the hero not only saves the day due to good luck and still gets the girl, despite being put in many situations that would love a mere mortal battered. How many death-defying situations is Langdon put through? How many sarcophagi must he be trapped under? How long must he suffocate? How many miles must he fall through the air?

And then there are the secondary characters. Written in 2000, I can try to excuse Brown for using the Arab as the primary villain and all the accusation it would stir up, but even so, it is a rather stereotypical, and dare I saw, racist move. The lovely lady heroine, Vittoria, has few flaws as usual, and her love with the hero succeeds to the end, having only met twenty-fours earlier. The suspect turns out to be the good guy, and no laws are ever followed through with.

I will readily admit I became slightly engrossed three hundred pages in, but this is not a good sign when the book becomes interesting only halfway through. And dare I ask as to why no one from Langdon's hometown called to ask where he was? But I digress. This is a Dan Brown novel, and of course plot holes are to be ignored and read around.

I recommend this book to no one.

5.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 05/02/2010

Beautifull, simple, creative, book so easy to swollow. Full of information and plenty of room for the imagination to work with full speed. As in Da Vinci Code the work on the fondation information was done.
Anyone who need a rest while reading a book should have it.

5.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 25/05/2009

Angels and Demons is a very action packed book with a little bit of fact thrown into the mix to add to the right storyline.
The narration flows as if you are there with the characters and as the story unfolds, you think you have figured out who is blacking mailing the Church (it has to be the Illuminati!) and know that Robert Langdon has figured out the locations of the churches that the four missing cardinals now have a better chance of survival...think again.
This is a great novel to add to your collection.

5.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 20/05/2009

An excellent book! I loved it more than the Da Vinci Ccode. The twist at the end will make you guessing throughout the whole book.
Although if you're reading the book and then seeing the movie you will be greatly dissapointed. The movie and the book are nothing alike.

5.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 18/04/2009

Great book! Gets you in quickly! We bought it because of the upcoming movie being released in May. Thought it would be good to read the book before watching it.

5.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 13/04/2009

Such a great book to read. I love the way the author combines both history and fiction so well. It's done so well it is hard to know what is fact and what is fiction at times. I was also very impressed with all the research and study that must have gone into this book. Fantastic!!!

4.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 05/01/2009

I found this book to be much more interesting and easier to follow than The Da Vinci Code. It was very compelling which made it extremely difficult to put the book down. It also provided me with some insight into the Catholic religion which I found to be quite interesting.

4.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 30/06/2007

Not quite as good as the Da Vinci Code but it provides a nice introduction to Robert Langdon with a bit of action and conspiracy thrown in. A good read for a lazy day.

2.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 25/06/2007

Angels and Demons, while being slightly more interesting than The Da Vinci Code, still suffers from Dan Brown's utter lack of creative narrative technique and use of cliffhangers at the end of every three page long chapter. Why this series is popular is beyond my comprehension, as Dan Brown's writing is neither interesting nor original.

5.0 out of 5 based on 50 reviews. – Customer review on 20/06/2007

Another fabulous book from Dan Brown! His writing is so exciting and complex; it really makes you think. It's incredible to think that all the places and history cited in the book is real and from those fragments of the past, Dan Brown has created a fascinating puzzle that ties in the very foundations of the catholic church, as well as futuristic technology like anti-matter. This was a truly compelling read.