Dan Brown - Inferno
Discussion
there was a "review" from a lady speed reader this morning on R2 - she read the book in 41 minutes.
most of the internet seem to be saying - high quality drivel. Brown seems to have fallen foul of his own opinion of his writing talents...
make your own mind up of course... what do you expect though?? Steinbeck?
most of the internet seem to be saying - high quality drivel. Brown seems to have fallen foul of his own opinion of his writing talents...
make your own mind up of course... what do you expect though?? Steinbeck?
g3org3y said:
FlossyThePig said:
Dan Brown is one of the authors on my shortlist of "don't waste my money on these".
having read Angels & Demons, then DaVinci Code, I was less than impressed. I was lent his third and I saw the pattern of bluff/counter bluff and misdirection, so I read the 4th with the aim of proving it, and apart from being dire, was as predictable as the sun coming up.
I hold no hope for this next one
Bought it on offer in Smiths last week for £7 I think. Ill read it when I go home again, as I do the rest of my reading on the Kindle. Im in no rush, but will read it due to the utter s
te that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.
Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
te that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
DJRC said:
Bought it on offer in Smiths last week for £7 I think. Ill read it when I go home again, as I do the rest of my reading on the Kindle. Im in no rush, but will read it due to the utter ste that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.
Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
I'll not argue that DB can't write "page turners" but after reading them I had the feeling that I had wasted my time.te that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
DJRC said:
Bought it on offer in Smiths last week for £7 I think. Ill read it when I go home again, as I do the rest of my reading on the Kindle. Im in no rush, but will read it due to the utter ste that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.
Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
Because he writes books for people who don't read books.te that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
g3org3y said:
DJRC said:
Bought it on offer in Smiths last week for £7 I think. Ill read it when I go home again, as I do the rest of my reading on the Kindle. Im in no rush, but will read it due to the utter ste that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.
Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
Because he writes books for people who don't read books.te that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
DJRC said:
g3org3y said:
DJRC said:
Bought it on offer in Smiths last week for £7 I think. Ill read it when I go home again, as I do the rest of my reading on the Kindle. Im in no rush, but will read it due to the utter ste that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.
Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
Because he writes books for people who don't read books.te that was his Last Hope thingy or whatever it was last time. Which was complete cack.Im not sure why people diss A&D and DvC though, they were excellent books with good storytelling. His other stuff is an equal mix of hit and miss.
Reading his first book (first to me) Angels & Demons, it was an easy, okay read. Nothing spectacular but readable.
Then reading his other, up to and including The Losy Symbol, it seemed like picking up the first book and just changing the names and places. I found nothing new in his later releases and I doubt I will buy his latest book.
Then reading his other, up to and including The Losy Symbol, it seemed like picking up the first book and just changing the names and places. I found nothing new in his later releases and I doubt I will buy his latest book.
Ineedonenow said:
Why do people hate him? I thought it was a good ending to the book by the way. X
There are a number of reasons people hate his writing, the primary one, in my opinion is his unsophisticated attempts to drive and direct the readers thinking. This works on simple minded folk and those who rarely pick up a book but for the rest of us, it's mildly insulting. Having said that, we are talking about a cheap novel aimed at the masses. Having just finished Inferno, I enjoyed it and don't read books pretending I'm some literary critic.
I know lots of people who enjoyed his previous books and those same people are likely to enjoy this one.
It's an easy read, not demanding much concentration and has probably been launched deliberately to coincide with the holiday season, for which it is ideal.
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