Angels and Demons

HATED IT

"Angels and Demons", by Dan Brown, follows the story of world renowned Harvard symbologist and biologist/physicist Vittoria Vetra through the Vatican City and the rest of Rome in an attempt to locate and recharge the missing canister of antimatter. Behind the sinister plot to destroy the Vatican City is the, once thought vanished, Illuminati, a secret society that was thought to have vanished in the 1800's whose goal was to destroy the Roman Catholic Church and the faith of all the believers.

This novel has a very gripping plot and is very hard to put down, but it is extremely predictable. For the most part, it follows the exact same story outline as "The Da Vinci Code." They are both about a secret society trying to reveal the truth behind what the Roman Catholic teaches it's followers, they both occur in a single day, and they both have the same kind of treachery involving very prominent characters.

The end of this novel should have been very strong. Instead, it was very weak and served no real purpose. The gift received is somewhat significant, but otherwise, there was no real purpose for it. A whole entire chapter ha to be read for Vittoria to say: "Have you ever slept with a yoga master," or something to that extent. I think I would have liked the book a little more if it had had a concrete and strong ending.

Every mystery should be exciting, attractive, fast paced, and unpredictable. This book fell very far in all of these categories. This book is not a must read unless you're a Dan Brown fan or a fan of really bad books.

12 out of 28 people found this review helpful.

Great Thrilling and Captivating Science-Fiction Book!

Robert Langdon and Vittoria Vetra combine to create an amazing story-line with many twists, turns, and surprises in Dan Brown¿s Angels and Demons. This book has a fair amount of fabrication, along with a number of true, while unknown facts, all of which combine with first-rate and competent characters to create a never failing, addictive novel.
In Vatican City, Rome an ancient and thought-to-be-extinct demonic brotherhood emerges to declare science¿s jurisdiction over religion. While the brotherhood of the Illuminati is factual, this conspiracy and attack are completely fictional. Brown¿s interlinking of these two very distinct elements combine into a woven quilt, creating the story of Angels and Demons.
Robert Langdon is a world-renowned Harvard symbologist called to Switzerland¿s Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire facility (CERN) to scrutinize a corpse branded with an Illuminati ambigram. Langdon¿s brilliance connects with Vittoria Vetra¿s common sense to create a kind of juggernaut against the terror of the brotherhood. This well-rounded team is prone to penetrate the protected Illuminati.
Angels and Demons is a great book that I would recommend to anyone interested. I am a freshman in High School and had no problem with any of the vocabulary in the story. I was also intrigued instantaneously and addicted by the third or fourth chapter. The other great thing about this book is that it is not so predictable that you can tell exactly what is going to happen. But it does not make you think ¿Where on Earth is this going?¿ and no one likes this. The novel mixes elements well and creates an entertaining story that I would advise to everyone.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Better than any code!

I reluctantly picked this book up. I had read the DaVinci Code really just to see what the big fuss was, but never finished it. Dan Brown redeemed himself with this one. I could not put it down. I love fast paced books and this one definitely is that...now I have to decide if I'll ruin it all by watching the movie, but we'll see.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

An Outstanding Novel!!

I'm not a reader, but I have read enough books to know that Dan Brown has created a masterpiece.Ever since I read this book, I have wanted to read through the entire triology. The book has a gripping plot, while teaching you things about Religion and the Big Bang theory.

While some people say Dan Brown did a better job in writing The Da Vinci Code I disagree. Dan Brown managed to take historical sites, places, and events and mix it up with action to make a thriller that you can never put down. I felt that Angels and Demons plot was bigger and better than that of The Da Vinci Code's. The book takes you all across Rome to ancient Cathedrals and lairs, in an attempt to save the Catholic Church itself. When you're done with the book, you'll be amazed that all the monumental events happened within a day. The book will manage to keep you off balance, but doesn't frustrate you. With its clever twists in its plot, it's not as predictable as other books might be.

The amount of knowledge in science and religion in this book would be enough to fill an entire textbook. While some of the information on this book has not been yet proven true, Dan Brown did a good job of knowing his stuff. The book will teach you everything from the birth of Christianity, to the Big Bang theory. The book doesn't bore you, but there are some unnecessary walls of text in the book that get boring. However, you can easily skip these and still understand whats going on.

All in all, I felt that Dan Brown did a really good job with this book, and had very few flaws. For anyone who is bored in their free time, pick up this book, and let Dan Brown take you on a hunt to save the Catholic Church.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

blows the twilight saga outta the water

amazing book by dan brown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Good just not great

Unfortunately, I read Da Vinci Code first, then went back to Angels and Demons. What I noticed was that the style was identical and the characters were similar and the plot was quite parallel. It was almost like reading the same book back to back. Neither book was badly written, it's just that the style showed no variety and read back to back was a let down.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Edge of your seat fun!

This was such a good book. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. I liked it even better than the Da Vinci Code. This is another book about Robert Langdon as he is on a mission to stop the Vatican from getting blown up from a santanic group called the Illumanati. My only complaint was that it kinda of started out slow, but once you get to around page 150 it gets exciting and doesn't let up. I can't wait for the next book and the movie.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

suprise

much to my suprise this book grabed my attention and i could not put it down.when i first picked it up i thought mabye it would be good if not it would be a good way to put me to sleep. i blew throuh all of my assumptions with in the first few chapters. i really enjoyed this book.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book is great!

This book is very well written, I couldn't put it down I have to say that I never ever read books but I like the Robert Langdon series and I read this book in one week. I can't wait for the new book to come out.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

I loved this book!

Summary:

"Angels and Demons" is about a man named Robert Langdon; he works as a religion professor for a university specializing in the illuminati. One day he gets a call from an unknown caller telling him about a murder and he has to come and help them. He says no because it is 3 o'clock in the morning and he gets phone calls like this all the time. Finally, the unknown man sends him a fax of a naked man, murdered, head turned all the way around and the word "Illuminati" branded on his chest. This gets his attention so he promises to meet him. He gets on a plane that can reach MOCK 15 and makes it to Switzerland in 20 minutes. He discovers CERN there; A secret science lab that discovers miracles every day. This time they have discovered how to make Matter.and Antimatter out of nothing. The Antimatter is held in a special canister that stops it from touching anything with matter, because if it does then it will explode.with the power greater then a nuclear bomb. Turns out the secret cult called the illuminati discovered it and stole it as well. Without the backup power on the canister, the Antimatter only has 24 hours before detonating. Now Robert and Vittoria (the dead scientist's daughter) have to go to Vatican City, find the Antimatter, and stop the illuminati before it destroys Vatican City. If that isn't bad, enough they also captured four of the potential Popes, hours before the election of the next Pope. The Illuminati told the press that they will kill one potential every hour; one in each church of the Illuminati; the problem is they have been missing for centuries. Robert and Vittoria have to find all the churches before the Illuminati can kill the potentials. These two discover many secrets of the Vatican City, Galileo and the Illuminati. In the end, you find out that Camerlengo is the bad guy, pretending that the illuminati have returned when really he was the one doing all the killing. This book is amazing and actually helped me discover how interested I am in the Christian religion, (not enough to do it, just enough to want to learn more about it).


The best part of the book: I believe the best part of the book would have to be the ending. In the end you discover that the good guy was really the bad guy and it gives the story a nice twist. Right when you think the story can't go anywhere else it does and you love it.

Worst part of the book: I didn't like the way they made the Hassign (the illuminati member) talk and act. He didn't seam real enough to me, it felt like he tried to much to make his character and it didn't work out all that well.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with an open mind. This book taught me so much about the Christian faith and Vatican City. This is not a book for closed-minded Christian's because I know they will read this book the wrong way and get a different message then everyone else. This book was more then amazing and I can't wait to read "The Devinci Code"

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Good Read

It was a little far fetched but it was a good read. I would read more about the Robert Langdon character.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

A good book

This is good book, it's the type of book that you never want to stop reading. Is like the others books that Mr. Brown has write. I expect a little more, but a think Dan Brown always write about the sames topics. Still, I want to read the next book of Robert Langdon's adventures, Salomon's Key.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

So, So

Here is the thing, all of Dan Browns books are the same. You will love the first one you read and forget the rest. But I think Angels and Demons is the best because it is more realistic. However, they all go a little something like this: (1)Langdon is called to the scene of some crime that has some connection with symbology, (2) Langdon spend the next 48 hours dodgeing bullets like his is NEO and running around with some hot chick he has no chance of scoreing with, (3) They uncover the mystery which is that the 'hopeless' Catholic church is grossly abusing modern science in order to bring faith back into peoples lives. (4) Langdon saves the day, losses the girl, and goes back to his lonely life as college professor.....until next summer! when (5) Dan Brown sends him on another journey to stop the Catholic church for destroying the free world. Dan Brown wrote a very interesting tale with Angels and Demons and revised it with The Da Vinci Code. However, my compliments stop there because it doesn't take a genious to notice that Brown doesn't think too highly of the Catholic Church and is trying to make a lot of money by leading people to believe that this religion is full of evil, conspiring, twisted, power-hungry, and violent men. Dan Brown is a one hit wonder.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Good reading, BUT!!

I have to say I enjoyed this book, as I have done with with Dan Brown's other two books I have read, Da Vinci Code and Deception Point. However it will be some time before I take a look at any of his others. The story-line is ok, the pace fast and it is a relatively entertaining read. So what more could one ask of a fiction novel? Well for me a lot. Brown's books seem to fit into a common pattern, or recipe, they are so much the same and predictable. In my opinion the characters are shallow, any engineering reference is sadly a joke and the politics awful. I like fiction with strong characters and at least some resemblance of possibility, not pure fantasy claimed to be possible. Take a look at Clancy when it comes to engineering and politics, as well as a writer I came across recently, Bruce Huntly and his novel Fusion. These writers know the technical stuff and how to portray real and strong characters. Angles and Demons is a good read, but as with Da Vinci, don't look too deep.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Amazing

This book is such a great read. Fast paced such an interesting read. I could not put it down. Definitely recommend!

WOW

This book review is about Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. The author’s purpose in the book is to symbolize the science versus religion debate. I would suggest Angels and Demons for anyone who craves an action packed thriller that is also educational. Angels and Demons introduces the reader to the character Robert Langdon, a symbologist who teaches at Harvard and is featured in another famous book called The Da Vinci Code. The setting of this book takes place in Rome, the location of the Vatican. Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol that has been seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. At this point he discovers evidence of an ancient secret society called the Illuminati, the most powerful underground organization to appose the Catholic church, its most hated enemy. Langdon’s worst fears are realized on the eve of the Vatican’s holy conclave, when Langdon learns that the Illuminati had hidden a time bomb somewhere in the Vatican City. With time slipping by, Langdon heads to Rome and joins forces with another character named Vittoria Vetra, an Italian Bio Entanglement Physicist. Together they follow a 400 year old trail of ancient symbols across Rome to locate the hidden Illuminati lair which eventually contains the only hope to find the bomb.I really liked the way Dan Brown delivers a history lesson while still keeping me entertained, as a reader whom enjoys action packed thrillers. I also enjoyed the way that Dan Brown described various historical places with such vivid and unparallel detail “Kohler was sickened by the opulence of the Hallway of the Belvedere. The gold leaf in the ceiling alone probably could have funded a year’s worth of cancer research. “ I have probably read numerous amounts of books and none of them compare to the amount of detail this story provides. I would recommend this book to those who want a action filled story with the ability to follow the main character throughout a series of books as evidenced by The Da Vinci Code.

A Masterpiece!!!!

This book is EXCELLENT. I love how it happens in a real place, and all the history and science is real. It's really suspenseful; I lost myself in it for hours at a time. Even though the whole book only takes place over a span of a few hours, you feel like you've known the characters forever by the end. I especially love the character of Robert Langdon. He's the Indiana Jones for a new age, Harvard professor and adventure hero. There were so many twists and turns, and even when I thought the action and suspense were going to start slowing down near the end, it still found a way to completely and unexpectedly surprise me. I loved this book, and I'd recommend it to anyone!!!

Great

Never Slowed Down and Always intresting!!!!!

Wow.....a must read!

After reading The DaVinci Code (also highly recommend!) I wasn't sure how it could get any better....but it did! Dan Brown YOU ROCK!! Thanks for the super entertainment.

Great Book!

I bought this hardback as a gift. I read this book when it came out and enjoyed it. Great character and storyline.