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And I was entertained, but not enthralled.  I didn't find it any more innovative than Nick Cage's movie, National Treasure.  It'll probably have some bits that will be obscure to non-US readers taking place, as it does, in Washington D.C.  I really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code and found Angels and Demons a lot of fun except for one glaring technological error that really bugged me.  I closed Digital Fortress after just a few pages, just couldn't like it. 

It's the same basic idea; take some stories, legends and facts, throw in a bunch of real locations and things and stir briskly.  Add some conspiracies and season with a dash of evil characters, and good characters too and write.  I do find the Langdon character, whom I generally like, cleaving to a rather limited view of the mystical, while working his wonders in interpreting symbols no one else can fathom.  I keep wanting to grab him and say,"Open up your mind, Robert!"   I place it a close 3rd after the Code and Angels.  Recommended for an afternoon read on a rainy day.

Phil

 

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Haven't read it, probably won't but like you I really enjoyed Da Vinci and I fell into Angels and Demons because there was nothing else to read at someone else's place one weekend and got myself absorbed and read the whole book rather addictively. I like Langdon but agree with everything you say, Phil. F

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Thanks Phil.  I was a big fan of Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.  One thing that I really loved about both of the other books is that it was written in very short chapters so even if you only had a quick ten minutes you could dive right into those books.

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Ooooh... couldn't disagree more.  I finished Code, but only just.  It's one of the few books that i've almost not bothered finishing.  I've never not finished a book, i don't think.  But, i found Code really tedious - i couldn't get into the movie either, despite really admiring Audrey Tautou.  Suffice to say, I wouldn't try any of his other books.  Not my cup of tea at all!!

It's been a while since I read Code, but, from memory, I didn't care enough about the characters to get into the novel.  Be interested to hear from any other readers who couldn't connect with this novel and why.

Mdx