Finishing my 2021 Reading Goal with such an underrated Dan Brown novel!! This could have been a near-perfect reading experience if it wasn't dragged and bloated by the onset of the final climax. But still, a great and enjoyable sci-fi (almost) thriller with some political accounts.

More words to come... LMAO

این کتاب با سه اسم در ایران چاپ شده، نقطه‌ی فریب، تزویر و حقیقت یخی. بر خلاف آثار قبلی که از دن براون خونده بودم اینجا خبری از رابرت لنگدان نبود و خبری هم از کشف رمز و راز باستانی و تاریخی و نمادشناسی نبود. داستان از این قراره که در نزدیکی انتخابات ریاست جمهوری آمریکا بودجه‌ی زیاد و شکست‌های پیاپی ناسا باعث شده اصلی‌ترین رقیب پرزیدنت در موضع بهتری قرار داشته باشه چرا که پرزیدنت حامی سرسخت ناسا و رقیب اون از مخالفان ناساست اما در همین اوضاع ناسا به یک کشف تاریخی میرسه، کشفی در یخ‌های قطب شمال و این شروع ماجرای کتابه. داستان کتاب پرکشش و خوبه، در حد بقیه‌ی کتاب‌های دن براون اطلاعات جانبی نداره و کمی واقعی‌تر نوشته شده. در نهایت بعد از خوندن چندین کتاب از دن براون می‌دونم که در خلال داستان داره چی میگه هر چند من خیلی با تفکراتش موافق نیستم اما نمیتونم هنر قصه‌گوییش رو زیر سوال ببرم.ه

Hardcore rollercoaster

Really enjoyed this book, was worried I wouldn't understand it but Dan Brown writes in such a way that everyone gets it. Didn't expect the ending, was a real page turner.

يبهرني دان براون كل مرة بغزارة معلوماته
وثقافته الشاملة في مجالات عديدة

وكل مرة يختار براون موضوعا لرواية من رواياته
تجده قد تجهز جيدا ودرس وبحث
واستطاع عرض هذه المعلومات القيمة بطريقة
لا تسبب مللا ولا تنقص من تشويق روايته
بل بالعكس
تؤدي لإثرائها وتميزها عن أي رواية تشويق أخرى

وهذه المرة يبحر بي براون في عالمي المفضل
فدائما المجال العلمي يثير فضولي ومتعتي ورغبتي الدائمة في المعرفة

ومجال الفضاء يستهويني من أمد بعيد
أحب ناسا واكتشافاتها وطاقمها
ودوما أتذكر العظيم كارل سيجن
الذي كان أول من علمني أن العلم أكثر متعة بكثير
من أي فانتازيا خيالية في كتاب حكايات

لذا استمتعت بكل ما كان يتعلق بالنيازك والحفريات ومركبات الفضاء
وهذا الخيال العلمي المتشبث بالواقع
وهذه القدرة العجيبة لدى براون على التلاعب بنا كقراء مرة بعد مرة

أحببت راتشيل ولم أشعر بالخيبة كما توقعت
لأن روبرت شخصيتي الخيالية الجميلة الطيبة
لن يصحبني معه هذه المرة في محاولته لحل الألغاز

صحيح أن هناك شيء كبير مفقود بغيابه
إلا ان براون نجح في دمج عنصرا الخيال والتشويق
وقدم لنا مرة اخرى رواية محفزة للخيال مليئة بالمعلومات المبهرة

ملحوظة
ألا تشعر أن دان براون احيانا يصنع رواياته وكأنه سيناريو لفيلم سينمائي؟
لأنني في هذه الرواية بالذات لم انفك أشعر بذلك
وبقوة

#هامش

لا
لم اجد ما يساوي متعتي بشيفرة دافنتشي بعد
ولكن عندي أمل
:)

Deception Point is one of the earlier Dan Brown novels, but I'd never read it before. I am impatient at waiting for the next one to release, so I figured I'd go back to the two I missed... and while this definitely was a bit over my head when it comes to science and space knowledge, it delivered immensely in terms of suspense, thrills, and shock. I was so angry and anxious throughout most of it, all in a positive way, because of the conflicts and constant stop/start to switch storylines.

A senator's daughter is unhappy with her father; he's running for president and trying to muzzle her. She works for an agency that supports the current president. She's unwilling to quit and come work for her father to help his campaign, which is dangerously close to getting enough votes to win the upcoming election. And that's just a side plot! NASA discovers a meteor with interesting data. Someone is murdered in the Arctic wilderness in the opening scene. A young woman is sleeping with a politician and hoping to further her career. How does it all connect? Oh boy... in many ways.

First, the anger... perhaps it's current election times that prompted my reaction, but it definitely hit a nerve. I needed the senator to get his comeuppance. Does he? Ah, perhaps yet not in the way I expected. The short chapters truly made this a book I couldn't put down... 530 pages, I thought I'd read 175 each day and be done over the weekend. Nope... All in one sitting. Yeah, I just kept turning and turning and turning. I admit, I skipped a few paragraphs when it got overly scientific. I won't understand it, and those are the areas I wish Brown skimmed a bit on... but then his negative reviewers would complain, so I totally get it.

His storytelling ability is one of the best, and I am immediately engaged. I loved the Arctic setting, the DC connections, and the questions it makes me ponder. Characters were good, not extremely memorable, but he's always been more of a plot guy with the supervillain being the one you remember. This had a slightly different style, and you can tell he was cutting his teeth on the classic suspense thriller where it's an international drama and constant sub-plot advancement. Definitely worth a read, and I intend to grab Digital Fortress next so I can say I've read them all so far.

5,2100 Amazon Reviews avg 4.5
616,000 Goodreads ratings-WOW avg 3.73
The deception has to do with an asteroid with fossils from another planet.

Dan Brown-Great author, an interesting story, but...

What I liked:
-Well written, of course.
-I never got bored, but there was a lot of science. Maybe too much as I feel it did slow the story down.
- I liked the scenes on the glacier.
-Interesting story with lots of explanations.
-Tons of detail. The author obviously did a lot of research, but maybe a little too much.
-There were some surprises, but I kind of felt like I knew where it was going.
-I liked a lot about the book.

What I didn't like:
-Three people were on top of a slice of a glacier as it broke off and fell into the ocean, and they went underwater, then were able to be on top when it bobbed back up. REALLY!
-Shooting a Hellfire missile in Washington DC from a black ops helicopter. NO WAY!

What I HATED:
-Okay, it is fiction, but it so misrepresents Delta Force. The Army's equivalent to Navy Seals, more or less. It is just not true that they would be killing U.S. citizens and a Canadian and his sled dogs blindly, just following orders and never questioning. And how did their mysterious "controller", a civilian, get authorization to use Delta Force? Being ex-military, I am sure this bothered me more than most readers.

But still, definitely recommend it.

As a stand-alone Dan Brown book this one was interesting and did hold its own against Robert Langdon and his never ending series. 3.5 stars rounded down.

Rachel Sexton handles data communications for national intelligence, her father is running for President against the corporation she helps run.
A NASA discovery sets off a chain of events that rapidly spirals out of control.

The book has a lot of technical jargon that made me switch off a little in the middle as my brain felt overwhelmed by the sheer amount of it. The chapters are also set from different perspectives; this was enjoyable but sometimes chapters were a page long and the book seemed to be a bit haphazard at times.

Overall this was an enjoyable read, the twist at the end I never guessed.. I was vilifying completely the wrong character! The end really saved the book in my opinion as all the ulterior motives came out that were so nuanced before you barely noticed.

بأنتهائي من قراءة هذا العمل اكون قد ختمت جميع اعمال دان براون
وما اكتشفته من قراءتي لأعماله انها كلها تدور بنفس السياق بطل وبطلة احدهما يكون الراوي ومؤسسة حكومية ضخمة عليها مؤامرة وقتلة سفاحين يطاردون الابطال وشخصية شريرة غامضة تكشف في نهاية الرواية وغالبا تكون ابعد شخصية عن الشك وسر لا يعلمه العالم وتفاصيل علمية وسياحيةكثيرة وان كانت هذه الرواية شذت عن القاعدة في نقطة الوصف السياحي حيث انها الرواية الوحيدة التي لم يتناول فيها الكاتب أماكن سياحية لانها كلها تحدث في القطب الشمالي وواشنطن واخيرا نهاية عادلة للشرير ورومانسية للابطال
ورغم تشابه السياق العام لروايات دان براون الا انها جميعها ممتعة للغاية ربما لان المؤلف يتعب فيها كثيرا ويذاكر كثيرا لتخرج بشكل مقنع وصادق ومشوق ومثير
بالنسبة لهذه الرواية فأعتقد انها اقل روايات دان براون
وهي قليلة الاحداث ففي اول 100 صفحة لم يحدث شيء ذو معنى او شيء محرك للاحداث
ولكنها مع ذلك من اكثر رواياته احتواءا على الكوميديا في حوار الشخصيات
لم افهم سبب تصرف شرير الرواية ولم اقتنع بصراحة بحجته في تصرفه بل المفترض ان يتخذ موقفا مغايرا تماما
وفي النهاية دان براون من كتابي المفضلين وانا انتظر روايته القادمة بفارغ الصبر

worst book of 2015

The Deception Point gives you a sneak preview of the inner political workings at play in Washington, its clandestine organizations, their actions and ensuing political ramifications. Privatization of space travel - which is now a reality - plays an integral part of the plot and in doing so, gives us an idea of political perspectives towards this development.

I wonder how he could write such a minute level descriptions about all places. Really makes me go out there and see. And this time to the North Pole or Arctic ocean along with Washington D.C. Fast paced with lots of twists and turns and mind-boggling moments of uncertainty makes Dan Brown's books a must read.

Como é que me tinha escapado o registo deste livro por estas bandas?! :P

Quatro anos depois, não é que me lembre de muita coisa, mas sei que gostei e que me entretive bastante a ler este livro que me emprestaram. Houve um volte-face previsível, mas quem lê um livro de Dan Brown já sabe que faz parte da fórmula descobrirem que os que pareciam bons afinal são maus.