Actually it took me longer than I expected, but this week has been pretty jacked up for me.
Anyway, I'm going to attempt to write my first book review (or so I'll call it).
The beginning of the book was a bit slow, though I kind of expected it considering that the book looked bigger than the rest of Dan Brown's works. From the night that I first opened the book, I was surprised, it was a book that I could actually put down and go to sleep without getting all antsy about picking up from where I left off the next day. But at the same time, even though it didn't capture my full attention, the kept reading.
Plot wise, the story was well built (like most of Dan Brown's works) and well finished. It kept a consistent pace from cover to cover, and the tone and transitions were very fluid. The antagonist was a bit more gruesome and at points the story kept me at the edge.
(now to get to what I was thinking in my head)
The story isn't based on Roman Catholicism or any target belief, but is composed of most of the major world religions. And at times I had to pray about keeping focused and realizing that this was all fiction. Many times I found myself on the computer researching to see if some of it was true, but every time I would stop myself midway of the search and just continue reading. Of course, as we see from the Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's work can be quite controversial, and although this book probably won't stir up as much talk as the Da Vinci Code, you can definitely see how Dan Brown uses small facts to build up a larger picture of having Christian's question their faith.
I suggest that those of you who do plan on reading this book to prepare your hearts and minds, and it is not a direct attack, but rather a slow pushing of ideas and thoughts to formulate a bigger "attack."
Overall, it is a good book and I'm really satisfied with it. I rate it a 9/10.
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