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it is a real page turner and beautifully written.
kudos to dan brown!!
kudos to dan brown!!
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dan brown supo captar...
joda nunca hago esas reviews. ¿Qué que me pareció el libro? es magnifico, Dan Brown te explica cosas como los illuminatis y la religión de una manera que no importa quien seas, lo vas a entender, lo deja claro y la acción de este libro es increíble, cada escena, cada momento y cada "OH POR DIOS" que tiene, literalmente estaba como "LANGDON CUCHAME NO SEAS BOLUDO TE VAN A MATAR" claro que no iban a matarlo si tiene como cinco libros mas, pero las escenas de acción ME DAN VIDA, DIOS QUE PERSONAS TAN INTELIGENTES SON ESTOS PERSONAJES, QUE BRONCA y una acá. En fin stan Dan Brown
joda nunca hago esas reviews. ¿Qué que me pareció el libro? es magnifico, Dan Brown te explica cosas como los illuminatis y la religión de una manera que no importa quien seas, lo vas a entender, lo deja claro y la acción de este libro es increíble, cada escena, cada momento y cada "OH POR DIOS" que tiene, literalmente estaba como "LANGDON CUCHAME NO SEAS BOLUDO TE VAN A MATAR" claro que no iban a matarlo si tiene como cinco libros mas, pero las escenas de acción ME DAN VIDA, DIOS QUE PERSONAS TAN INTELIGENTES SON ESTOS PERSONAJES, QUE BRONCA y una acá. En fin stan Dan Brown
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Esta historia es cronológicamente anterior a la de El código Da Vinci.
Todo comienza cuando convocan a Robert Landon para decifrar algunos códigos dejados en el cuerpo de un científico muerto. Esto ligará a la iglesia contra la ciencia en una legendaria historia de odio.
Y el origen de todo es totalmente inimaginable.
La película no es tan buena adaptación como la anterior y se pierde totalmente el motivo del origen de toda la historia.
Todo comienza cuando convocan a Robert Landon para decifrar algunos códigos dejados en el cuerpo de un científico muerto. Esto ligará a la iglesia contra la ciencia en una legendaria historia de odio.
Y el origen de todo es totalmente inimaginable.
La película no es tan buena adaptación como la anterior y se pierde totalmente el motivo del origen de toda la historia.
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All of the trilogy is in my possession but I'm not sure I can continue with Book 2 after sentences in this one like:
A crisp breeze rustled the lapels of his tweed jacket.
He had always had a fond love of architecture.
Glick gave his guest a riveted look.
This one is so terrible I can barely type it: "Have both he and his camerawoman..."
It's ruffled, not rustled - rustled implies a noise. A crisp breeze will rustle fallen leaves. No tweed lapels have ever made a noise, no matter how crisp the breeze. But nor would a crisp breeze ruffle tweed lapels, since tweed is heavy wool, not chiffon.
Everyone in the book seemed to be hard of hearing.
"His name was Galileo Galilei," Langdon said.
Kohler looked up. "Galileo?"
"...even under torture."
"Torture?"
"The Vatican denounced the brotherhood as Shaitan."
"Shaitan?"
"...wealthy Bavarian store craftsmen called the Freemasons."
Kohler looked startled. "The Masons?"
"He considered himself a theo-physicist."
"Theo-physicist?"
"An item was stolen from Vetra by his murderer."
"An item?"
"Look at his face," Kohler said.
"Look at his face?"
"The Illuminati have always been more deliberate."
"Deliberate?"
"CERN's resident guru of Hatha yoga."
Hatha yoga? Langdon mused.
"A particle accelerator."
Particle accelerator?
"We see an annihilation."
Langdon's ears pricked up. "Annihilation?" He didn't like the sound of it.
"The group claiming responsibility calls themselves the Illuminati."
"The Illuminati?"
"Rome."
"Rome?"
"You're bluffing."
"Bluffing?"
"One of the four elements of science."
"Four elements?"
"The booklet has a low permanence rating."
"Permanence rating?"
"It is believed that only one copy survived the 18th century."
"One?"
"Raphael's buried in the Pantheon."
"The Pantheon?"
At no point was this thriller captivating, but the last 100 or so pages ramped up the idiocy as two people somehow survived a helicopter explosion thousands of feet in the air, coming down gently in Vatican City, and a priest and nun fell deeply in love and desired a baby, but determined not to break their vows of celibacy, went for artificial insemination instead. At many points during the novel I prayed for it to end, and finally......
f i n a l l y........ my prayers were answered.
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I read this after the drivel that is called "Da Vinci Code." I decided to give the author another chance, and take on something that maybe wasn't so formulaic.
No dice. I am convinced that Dan Brown does absolutely no research into the subjects he writes about. Or if he does, he decides it is not "titilating enough for him" so he makes it up. I mean why even include actual real things in his books if he chooses to ignore any facts about them. Opus Dei? I doubt he could spell it. Catholic Church? Has he even read any history about the Catholic Church at all? His descriptions of the Church seem to be based on whatever anti-Catholic propoganda he could find, Chick Tracts, and superstition.
So it comes to no surprise that he has 2 massive bestsellers that are more or less, anti-Catholic. Cuz you know, Catholic baiting and prejudice to the Catholic Church is the only real acceptable prejudice left. The underlying superstition and hostility towards Catholicism, priests, the Pope, Vatican, etc is very close to the same sentiments that lingered in the decades and centuries before WWII in Europe.
Think I am overreacting? If someone wrote these books but instead baited the Jews or Muslims there would be a huge outcry. Bashing Catholics and depicting them and their history in the way Dan Brown does in these books is outrageous and should be criticized and shunned.
And I didn't even delve into how awful of a writer he is, did I? The only thing more embarassing than his writing that will never be remembered 20 years from now, is the fact that so many people bought into his piece of shit and wasted their time with it. Including respectable people like Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. There's time you will never get back again. Congrats!
No dice. I am convinced that Dan Brown does absolutely no research into the subjects he writes about. Or if he does, he decides it is not "titilating enough for him" so he makes it up. I mean why even include actual real things in his books if he chooses to ignore any facts about them. Opus Dei? I doubt he could spell it. Catholic Church? Has he even read any history about the Catholic Church at all? His descriptions of the Church seem to be based on whatever anti-Catholic propoganda he could find, Chick Tracts, and superstition.
So it comes to no surprise that he has 2 massive bestsellers that are more or less, anti-Catholic. Cuz you know, Catholic baiting and prejudice to the Catholic Church is the only real acceptable prejudice left. The underlying superstition and hostility towards Catholicism, priests, the Pope, Vatican, etc is very close to the same sentiments that lingered in the decades and centuries before WWII in Europe.
Think I am overreacting? If someone wrote these books but instead baited the Jews or Muslims there would be a huge outcry. Bashing Catholics and depicting them and their history in the way Dan Brown does in these books is outrageous and should be criticized and shunned.
And I didn't even delve into how awful of a writer he is, did I? The only thing more embarassing than his writing that will never be remembered 20 years from now, is the fact that so many people bought into his piece of shit and wasted their time with it. Including respectable people like Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. There's time you will never get back again. Congrats!
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As soon as I finished Angels & Demons, I started feeling guilty--and a bit two-faced. You see, I've been telling anyone who would listen (my poor husband, mainly), about Dan Brown's atrocious writing style. Nearly every page was riddled with exaggerated descriptions, cartoon-like characterizations, implausibilities (even for a thriller), and just plain clumsiness.
But I am forced to admit that I turned those pages pretty rapidly--maybe a hundred a day near the end. After all, I had to find out if Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and CERN physicist Vittoria Vetra would find the stolen antimatter hidden deep within the Vatican walls by the defunct-but-seemingly-resurrected religion-hating, science-loving, Freemason-infiltrating Illuminati cult. Was I going to let Mr. Brown's frequent references to his characters "looking" mad, angry, confused, impressed, stupified, insulted, etc. keep me from learning more about an organization to which George H.W. Bush, Galileo, and Cecil Rhodes were supposedly linked? Not on your life. And this does much to explain why Mr. Brown has earned so much money from his novels that he can afford to bail out a hapless financial institution or two. He can tell a story.
Angels & Demons is stitched together with just enough historical and scientific facts to get me to buy its shaky premise and continue reading. (Of course, maybe--probably--I'm just gullible). I am not a theologian, a physicist, an art historian, nor a Harvard "symbologist"--but I kinda like learning about that stuff without having to do any heavy lifting by cracking open a Bible or a physics book. Mr. Brown's strange brew of all these disciplines, plus his masterful juggling of characters, plot threads, and time constraints managed to pique my interest. I admit that I was dying to know if Langdon's extensive knowledge of Italian baroque sculpture would save the day and prevent further bloodshed in Rome.
A & D is a good summer beach read (though it's a rainy Chicago spring). It will redeem itself if I follow through on my vow to become reacquainted with Galileo's travails and to learn more about Bernini, antimatter, and the Freemasons--all through the magic of Wikipedia.
But I am forced to admit that I turned those pages pretty rapidly--maybe a hundred a day near the end. After all, I had to find out if Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and CERN physicist Vittoria Vetra would find the stolen antimatter hidden deep within the Vatican walls by the defunct-but-seemingly-resurrected religion-hating, science-loving, Freemason-infiltrating Illuminati cult. Was I going to let Mr. Brown's frequent references to his characters "looking" mad, angry, confused, impressed, stupified, insulted, etc. keep me from learning more about an organization to which George H.W. Bush, Galileo, and Cecil Rhodes were supposedly linked? Not on your life. And this does much to explain why Mr. Brown has earned so much money from his novels that he can afford to bail out a hapless financial institution or two. He can tell a story.
Angels & Demons is stitched together with just enough historical and scientific facts to get me to buy its shaky premise and continue reading. (Of course, maybe--probably--I'm just gullible). I am not a theologian, a physicist, an art historian, nor a Harvard "symbologist"--but I kinda like learning about that stuff without having to do any heavy lifting by cracking open a Bible or a physics book. Mr. Brown's strange brew of all these disciplines, plus his masterful juggling of characters, plot threads, and time constraints managed to pique my interest. I admit that I was dying to know if Langdon's extensive knowledge of Italian baroque sculpture would save the day and prevent further bloodshed in Rome.
A & D is a good summer beach read (though it's a rainy Chicago spring). It will redeem itself if I follow through on my vow to become reacquainted with Galileo's travails and to learn more about Bernini, antimatter, and the Freemasons--all through the magic of Wikipedia.
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رواية جميلة، زاخرة بالألغاز والأحداث المشوقة وبالمعلومات الدينية والعلمية.
الصراع القائم بين الكنيسة الكاثوليكية والعلم والعلماء والفلاسفة.
الآلة الإعلامية وقوتها في نشر الفوضى، وتدليس الأمور بطريقة بارعة بحيث يستطيع شخص أو عدة أشخاص توجيه الرأي العام نحو الفوضى والتضليل، وإيهام المشاهدين أنهم يرون الحقيقة مباشرةً على الهواء.
اقتباسات
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“إن العلم والدين ليسا في نزاعٍ أو خصام مع بعضهما البعض، ولكن كلّ ما في الأمر هو أنّ العلم لا يزال حديثًا جدًا لكي يفهم."
“ما الضرورة إلى تغيير العالم، إن لم يكن العالم بأسره شاهدًا على ذلك؟”.
“ربّي، امنحني القوّة لأقبل تلك الأمور التي لا يمكنني تغيرها”. ـ القديس فرنسيس.
“الإرهاب لديه هدف فريد من نوعه. أتعلمون ما هو؟”.
“الهدف من الإرهاب هو إيقاع الرعب والهول في النفوس. ليس الإرهاب تعبيرًا عن الغضب، إنما هو كناية عن سلاح سياسي. ازيحوا الستار عن الواجهة الكاذبة والزائفة التي تختبئ وراءها الحكومات زاعمة أنها معصومة عن الخطأ، وأن نجاحها مؤكد وسوف ترون كيف أنكم سوف تزعزعون بالتالي إيمان شعوبها بها“.
“وسائل الإعلام هي اليد اليمنى للفوضى”.
“عندما يكون الشخص معروفًا باسمه الأول فقط، يكون ذلك بمثابة رمزً لوضع الشخص الشرعي ومنزلته الرفيعة في المجتمع”.
“جميعنا يستفيد من حسّ الاتصال بالألوهية... حتى ولو كان ذلك مجرّد وهمٍ أو خيال”.
“يمكن للعلم أن يشفي، كما ويمكنه أيضًا أن يقتل. هذا كله وقف على روح الشخص الذي يستخدم العلم. فالروح هي التي تهمنّي”.
“من شأن الأوضاع الحرجة والصعبة أن توحّد ما بين شخصين أو شعبين لم تتمكن قطّ العقود من الجمع في ما بينهما”.
“العدو المحرَج والمحشور في الزاوية هو في الواقع من ألدّ الأعداء وأخطرهم”.
“هناك في الواقع خيوط خفية من التواصل، ولكن هل هذه الخيوط موجودة بين الله والإنسان أيضًا؟”.
“الإنسان لا يستخدم إجمالًا سوى نسبة مئوية ضئيلة جدًا من قدراته الذهنية. ولكنك إن وضعته في حالات مشحونة بالعواطف الزاخرة والجيّاشة ـ كصدمة جسدية ما، أو حالة من الفرح، أو الخوف المفرط، أو أيضًا حالة من التعمق العميق - فقد تستفحل فجأةً نيوتروناته وتصبح شديدة الاتّقاد، وقد ينشأ بالتالي عن ذلك صفاء ذهني كبير”.
“إن الوحي الإلهي يعني أحيانًا وبكل بساطة أن نضبط أذهاننا على نحوٍ يخوّلنا سماع ما تعرفه قلوبنا”.
“كان بوذا قد قال ذات مرّة: إن كلاً منّا إله، وكلاً منا يعرف كل شيء، ولكننا بحاجة فقط إلى أن نفتّح أذهاننا لكي نتمكن بالتالي من الاستماع إلى حِكمنا الخاصة”.
“أنا لا أشكّك بقوّة الله! لكن الله هو من مدّنا بالعقل والمنطق!”.
“ما هي الخطيئة العظمى؟ أن نقتل عدوّنا؟ أو أن نظلّ وبكل بساطة واقفين نتفرّج على حبّنا الحقيقي وهو يختنق؟”.
دان براون.
الصراع القائم بين الكنيسة الكاثوليكية والعلم والعلماء والفلاسفة.
الآلة الإعلامية وقوتها في نشر الفوضى، وتدليس الأمور بطريقة بارعة بحيث يستطيع شخص أو عدة أشخاص توجيه الرأي العام نحو الفوضى والتضليل، وإيهام المشاهدين أنهم يرون الحقيقة مباشرةً على الهواء.
اقتباسات
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“إن العلم والدين ليسا في نزاعٍ أو خصام مع بعضهما البعض، ولكن كلّ ما في الأمر هو أنّ العلم لا يزال حديثًا جدًا لكي يفهم."
“ما الضرورة إلى تغيير العالم، إن لم يكن العالم بأسره شاهدًا على ذلك؟”.
“ربّي، امنحني القوّة لأقبل تلك الأمور التي لا يمكنني تغيرها”. ـ القديس فرنسيس.
“الإرهاب لديه هدف فريد من نوعه. أتعلمون ما هو؟”.
“الهدف من الإرهاب هو إيقاع الرعب والهول في النفوس. ليس الإرهاب تعبيرًا عن الغضب، إنما هو كناية عن سلاح سياسي. ازيحوا الستار عن الواجهة الكاذبة والزائفة التي تختبئ وراءها الحكومات زاعمة أنها معصومة عن الخطأ، وأن نجاحها مؤكد وسوف ترون كيف أنكم سوف تزعزعون بالتالي إيمان شعوبها بها“.
“وسائل الإعلام هي اليد اليمنى للفوضى”.
“عندما يكون الشخص معروفًا باسمه الأول فقط، يكون ذلك بمثابة رمزً لوضع الشخص الشرعي ومنزلته الرفيعة في المجتمع”.
“جميعنا يستفيد من حسّ الاتصال بالألوهية... حتى ولو كان ذلك مجرّد وهمٍ أو خيال”.
“يمكن للعلم أن يشفي، كما ويمكنه أيضًا أن يقتل. هذا كله وقف على روح الشخص الذي يستخدم العلم. فالروح هي التي تهمنّي”.
“من شأن الأوضاع الحرجة والصعبة أن توحّد ما بين شخصين أو شعبين لم تتمكن قطّ العقود من الجمع في ما بينهما”.
“العدو المحرَج والمحشور في الزاوية هو في الواقع من ألدّ الأعداء وأخطرهم”.
“هناك في الواقع خيوط خفية من التواصل، ولكن هل هذه الخيوط موجودة بين الله والإنسان أيضًا؟”.
“الإنسان لا يستخدم إجمالًا سوى نسبة مئوية ضئيلة جدًا من قدراته الذهنية. ولكنك إن وضعته في حالات مشحونة بالعواطف الزاخرة والجيّاشة ـ كصدمة جسدية ما، أو حالة من الفرح، أو الخوف المفرط، أو أيضًا حالة من التعمق العميق - فقد تستفحل فجأةً نيوتروناته وتصبح شديدة الاتّقاد، وقد ينشأ بالتالي عن ذلك صفاء ذهني كبير”.
“إن الوحي الإلهي يعني أحيانًا وبكل بساطة أن نضبط أذهاننا على نحوٍ يخوّلنا سماع ما تعرفه قلوبنا”.
“كان بوذا قد قال ذات مرّة: إن كلاً منّا إله، وكلاً منا يعرف كل شيء، ولكننا بحاجة فقط إلى أن نفتّح أذهاننا لكي نتمكن بالتالي من الاستماع إلى حِكمنا الخاصة”.
“أنا لا أشكّك بقوّة الله! لكن الله هو من مدّنا بالعقل والمنطق!”.
“ما هي الخطيئة العظمى؟ أن نقتل عدوّنا؟ أو أن نظلّ وبكل بساطة واقفين نتفرّج على حبّنا الحقيقي وهو يختنق؟”.
دان براون.
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This is an excerpt from my review of Inferno, which I read before Angels and Demons - With this glowing rating for Inferno, I seal my place among the cheap thrill seeking, easy going, instant gratification demanding readers. I welcome that the other Robert Langdon books follow the same tired schema.
Now then, it felt to me that most of the book was not living to this sugary craving of pulp literature. This brought me back to earth, when I was once airborne. However the book picked up for a fiery, flowery third act. By the end I was sweating bullets. But the book is one of the best big books to sustain the ideas and keep providing mini theatricals. It's a wonder how the writer could assimilate all these research and documentation and merge it in a thriller of a bestseller. For that alone I applaud Dan Brown.
Now then, it felt to me that most of the book was not living to this sugary craving of pulp literature. This brought me back to earth, when I was once airborne. However the book picked up for a fiery, flowery third act. By the end I was sweating bullets. But the book is one of the best big books to sustain the ideas and keep providing mini theatricals. It's a wonder how the writer could assimilate all these research and documentation and merge it in a thriller of a bestseller. For that alone I applaud Dan Brown.
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Like most I’d first became aware of Professor Robert Langdon because of the phenomenon that was The Da Vinci Code, but in his introductory story it’s easy to see why it caught everyone’s interest.
Brown has a formula and it really works!
Short snappy chapters with interesting hook of murder is instantly going to draw the reader in.
Whilst a famous historic city (mainly in Europe) alongside the architecture and symbolism of the location being just as important to the narrative to the story.
They are fun and engaging reads, especially the early books in the series!
Brown has a formula and it really works!
Short snappy chapters with interesting hook of murder is instantly going to draw the reader in.
Whilst a famous historic city (mainly in Europe) alongside the architecture and symbolism of the location being just as important to the narrative to the story.
They are fun and engaging reads, especially the early books in the series!
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Una gran intriga de principio a fin. El autor mezcla magistralmente el misterio y el suspenso con sus sólidos conocimientos de simbología religiosa, en una seguidilla de acontecimientos que quitan la respiración. Muy recomendable.
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This book is a thrilling and thought-provoking journey into a world of mystery and intrigue. The story’s intricate web of art, science, and ancient symbols adds depth and excitement to the plot. The characters are well-crafted, and the pacing is expertly done, keeping you hooked from beginning to end. While it may not be a literary masterpiece, it’s a suspenseful adventure that effortlessly blends history, enigma, and excitement. If you appreciate a well-crafted thriller, this is a compelling read.
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A rather absurd story carried out smoothly behind the scenes of the Vatican, with a series of big surprises and certain suspense. However, we believe in it (a little) and never tire (too much) because this book is short, and its writing is relatively simple. By the way, we take the opportunity to go sightseeing, which is not so bad.
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