book review: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

Another book by Dan Brown (the famous author of the DaVinci Code) published in Greek under the title "Illuminati" (the enlightened). This book i read in its Greek translation, which was better than i expected and actually, pretty good.

The book itself is a good read, an exciting story. The recipe is very similar to the DaVinci Code (though this book must have been written prior to the code): An ancient conspiracy taking place in modern times, the main hero being Robert Langdon, a murder of a person close to a female heroine, who works with Langdon to solve the mystery and - well - save the day. This story also takes place within 1 full day or so, and there's wuite a few twists and turns in the plot, which make it more interesting. There's a lot of common elements but that doesn't make the book a bad story, cos it's a good and exciting one. Myself i read the 650 pages in something close to 3 days.

Brown writes a lot in the style of a movie plot. There is parallel action and fast action happening, and from his descriptions you get into the way each character moves and acts easily. You can actually imagine them in a movie. Some people say that he is against christianity or religion etc (i don't know what "digital fortress" is about, but the two books i have read of him both have stories related to the controversy of christianity). I say that he just uses some elements smartly, some ambiguus historical data and his imagination to write good stories that people would read. That doesn't necessarily express and opinion. And, well, i am personally not very interested in revealing a conspiracy or finding a conpiracy in everything i read and see around me.

When i read literature i am interested in finding a story that will keep my interest going and make me think about a couple of things. That's just about it, but not so easy to find it in alot of writers. Brown makes it happen.