Stephen K. (havan) reviewed on 4/4/2012 + 138 more book reviews

Robert Langdon is awakened by an early morning phone call and by days end is involved in tracking down stolen anti-matter, solving a centuries old mystery, and foiling a plot to destroy the Catholic church and the Vatican. If this sounds like the latest cinematic techno-thriller, it is. Dan Brown has created a bookish hero/anti-hero to rival Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

The action is pretty much non-stop and the many short chapters feel like cut scenes in a well scripted movie. The writing is fast paced, intelligent and draws you in. This novel is a roller coaster for the mind and yet, like a roller coaster, at its highest points you see the surrounding world from a fresh perspective. The theological questions and the historical give one food for thought while the ongoing story sweeps you along on an adrenalin high.

This is a fast, fun, facile read. Enjoy.

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