به شدت هالیوودی و بی محتوا :/

رواية مفعمة بالاثارة زاد من جمالها ذلك الخيال المرتبط بالتكنولوجيا وتلك المعلومات التقنية التي وظفها دان براون ضمن نسق منظم وجميل . لا يخلو الكتاب من نقد مبطن وايضا صريح لامريكا وذلك الاسراف الذي يضيع هباء من اجل الهوس الفضائي والغلو فيه يعيب الرواية تلك الاطالة التي يكثر فيها الكاتب من التفاصيل التي بعضها لا تفيد القارئ وسوف ينساها باي حال بعد الانتهاء من قراءتها ولكن بشكل عام الرواية جذابة وتستحق القراءة وهي مشوقة لآخر مدى.

5 stars
A thrilling and gripping page turner with a lot of action and almost non stop tension, building up towards the end. I really liked the characters and was so afraid Corky would die on me lol with the exception of Gabrielle. I found her to be quite gullible and annoying and although she redeemed herself at the end, it wasn't enough for me to like her. Although it did cross my mind who the controller might be, I dismissed the idea not wanting it to be him, which proves to me Brown did a good job in character building and getting me to connect with them. I'm a slow reader but managed to read this book (close to 600 pages) in nearly a single day, I just couldn't put it down!

This is one of the few books I wanted to throw across the room. Especially when the protagonist starts tapping Morse code out on the iceberg to attract the patrolling nuclear submarine. Give me a break.

هذه الرواية بجانب رواية الحصن الرقمي هما الوحيدتان اللتان كتبهما دان براون خارج سلسلة
روبرت لانجدون، عالم الرموز الشهير، فقررت أن أبدأ بهما قبل الدخول لعالم لانجدون المثير
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في الحقيقة كنت أود الكتابة عن أحداث الرواية وأبطالها والمعلومات التي فيها ... ولكن وجدت
مراجعة عظيمة وشاملة للصديق محمد العربي
وسأكتفي بالإحالة عليها، تجدوها على هذا الرابط
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الرواية كانت ممتعة بلا أدنى شك، ومشوقة في بعض صفحاتها، لكن كان هناك أمر وحيد أنقص
من استمتاعي بها، كم التشابه بين حبكتها وحبكة الحصن الرقمي، والتي قرأتها من مدة ليست بالبعيدة
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في الختام ، وكما أقول دوماً، هذه النوعية من الروايات تُقرأ من أجل التسلية وتزجية الوقت، أما من
يريد أفكاراً عظيمة وقيماً سامية واقتباساتٍ رنانة، فلن يجد مراده وسيخيب أمله إذا ما قرأها.

3.5

As someone who tried and failed (miserably I might add) to read Brown's other books, I was a bit skeptical about reading this one. First, it was 736 pages long and I really hate to start big reads and give up on them. I feel like I would disappoint myself. Second, it had a mix of reviews and quite a few of them gave it one star and flagged it as boring and cliche as hell (some even said Brown's characters are all the same which makes it quite boring). And third, Brown's stories never really appealed to me so this was one of those random finds that I was debating on whether to chuck it in trash or give it a go.

I gave it a go and found it quite interesting. From all the technologies and small facts (not sure if they are 100% true but they seem plausible) about our government and NASA, it kept up my attention. The characters were a bit on the stale side but I forced myself not to mind it too much ( a lot of the times dull characters are one of the biggest reasons I give up on books). I felt a bit disappointed by the big finish at the end concerning the _______ since I thought it will be a historic find but whatever. The whole political side was at times boring but I was hoping Brown will end it just as I hoped he will and for the most part, he did.

Nothing much more for me to say except that these 700+ pages went by pretty fast as a lot of the chapters were few pages long. I probably won't read anything else by Brown for now but I will give Dan Simmons a try. GR friends, if you got any suggestions on which of his books to give it a go, let me know in the comments section. Grass-ias.

This is the third book by Dan Brown that I have read (the other two being The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons) and I think by now it's safe to say that I don't like him as an author.

This book, like the others, reads too much like a Hollywood script for me (in fact I can totally see this being made into a movie). It's not necessarily a bad thing I guess, just not to my personal taste. Also, if you've read other books by him you'll know what to expect: a male and a female protagonist, a mystery, lots of conspiracy theories, dangerous situations to survive miraculously from, and a twist at the end. This time though, we are not dealing with religious sects but with the NASA, the CIA and the government.

Like I said, this formula isn't necessarily a bad thing, and I'm guessing Dan Brown fans will like this book. But I must admit I found it a little boring and predictable, so I can't recommend it.

رواية جميلة جداً وفكرتها مثيرة وفيها العديد من الأحداث الصادمة ولكنني لم أحب النهاية حيث بدت كنهاية العديد من القصص والأفلام الأمريكية، أقصد النهاية السعيدة والغير واقعية

ومع ذلك فهي رواية جميلة ومسلية ولن تكون الأخيرة لدان براون

"Deception Point" is one of my favorite books from Dan Brown. And although I have to admit that for my taste Dan Brown novels are sometimes a bit too archetypal and with a Hollywood blockbuster style, in general, I think it's a book that achieves its goal: to entertain the reader.
The rhythm of the novel is frantic and the plot of the essential "conspiracy" of Dan Brown's books for me is one of the best and most interesting. I have always felt a great attraction to thrillers in which politics and science are mixed intelligently. I recommend this book for all fans novels full of suspense, intrigues, betrayal and a good dose of science.

Spanish version:
"La Conspiración" es uno de mis novelas favoritas de Dan Brown. Y aunque tengo que admitir que las novelas de Brown pecan para mi gusto de personajes demasiado arquetípicos y tramas muy hollywoodienses, en general creo que es un libro que consigue su objetivo: hacer pasar un rato buen rato entretenido al lector.
El ritmo de la novela es frenético y la trama de la imprescindible “conspiración” de los libros de Dan Brown es para mí de las mejores y más interesantes. Siempre he sentido una gran atracción por las thrillers en los que política y la ciencia se mezclan de forma inteligente. Recomiendo este libro para todos los fans de los thrillers novelísticos llenos de suspense, intriga, traiciones y una buena dosis de ciencia.

Uzun zaman önce okudum. Tek hatırladığım kitabı sevmemiştim. Ve bu yüzden de bir daha Dan Brown okumamıştım elimde başka kitapları olmasına rağmen. İçim yanıyor.

Deception Point by Dan Brown

I read 'The Da Vinci Code' & 'Angels & Demons'. I quite enjoyed them. 'Deception Point', published in 2001 is another story (no pun intended). I could only stomach 30 pages before i threw in the towel. What a load of unmitigated, illogical, wooden, cliched rubbish. But i'll waste another 20 minutes out of my life to tell you why.
In the first few pages some bloke out in the frozen wastes of (Antarctica?) is descended on by two fellows who land in a helicopter, hold him up at gunpoint, force him to send a message via radio, bundle him & his equipment (sleigh & dogs) onto the helicopter. The helicopter climbs to 4,000 feet & then they toss him , his dogs & the sleigh out of the rear of the copter. Why/ I have no idea. Nor do i care (see above). No doubt the reader discovers why this happens later in the book. I wish i cared why, but i don't. Why throw him out? If they wanted the 'powers that be' to think he had had an accident, why not just kill him & leave him for the dogs to consume when they got hungry? Illogical!
Next we are introduced to two fellows hunkering down, presumably in the same frozen waste. They are introduced as Delta One & Delta Two. Really? I mean, the reader is an invisible observer. Why call them Deltas One & Two? Why not Cyril & Bruce? One can only wonder how their conversations went:

Delta Two: "So, Delta One, your youngest boy, Delta One Jnr starts school soon doesn't he?"
Delta One: "Yeah, Delta Two. End of next week. He wants to be a cold hearted killer, just like his old man."
Delta Two: Really Dude? You must be so proud."
Delta One: "I am Delta Two. He's a real chip off the old block."

Ye Gods. Cliche.

And then we are introduced to the Senator's daughter & the Senator-who-would-be-President. The daughter is of course intelligent, ballsy, gorgeous (but negligently so), has a great job & is naturally, rich. Whilst her pater is insincere, unfaithful to her Mother (whose dead- pathos), superficial, vain & oh yes… a prick. Cliche.
But let's skip ahead to my personal fave bit. Said tasty Senator's daughter turns up to the front desk at her workplace & is required by the Marine at the desk to undergo a security procedure, even though he recognizes her. What's the test, i hear you ask? Well she has to place a piece of gauze in her mouth which the Marine then extracts with his own fingers. Ew! Hope he washes his hands after every test. And you don't know whats been in her mouth. Er… she might have a cold. Not to mention the device this saliva soaked gauze is placed in for testing. How is that cleaned or does the accumulated slobber just congregate & slosh around like a primordial swamp? Ew.
That's about it. If you're reading this, you may be wondering how i can decide i didn't like this book after only reading 30 pages. In fact i knew after 10 pages it was crap. I read the remaining 20 pages because i'm a Masochist. Also, when one hits a finger with a hammer, it's not necessary to repeat the process to know you don't like it. Hitting my finger with a hammer would have been preferable actually.


The Plot

Yawn… who cares?


I'm consigning my copy of 'Deception Point" to my recycle bin, in the hope it will be turned into something more useful. Perhaps egg crates. This is quite possibly the worst book i never read.

Good reading.

Very good and engaging, because it's by Dan Brown, but not as great as Inferno or The Daily Vince Code. Actual rating 3.8