Layman's Review of DB Books

I’m reading DVC for like the fourth time and each time I’m awed by the fact that Dan Brown has put together a near perfect novel. Ok so maybe some of the facts are debatable, but the book is still a breakthrough in terms of concept and the size of the conspiracy. The way he links little pieces of the jigsaw to give us the big picture is amazing.
But I really don’t know if the movie will be as good. I mean its gonna be tough to convey some of the stuff the way the book does. Ok I’ve always been biased against the screen versions of books but it’s not without reason. Look what they did to ‘Gone with the Wind’
I’ve also read his Angels & Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress.
Of these, A & D come a close second in my DB booklist. It lost out cos towards the end it becomes unbelievably dramatic, almost hindi filmy like. You’ll know what I mean if u have ever watched one. What I love about this one is the cool stuff about the elements and the placement of the clues.
Next comes Deception Point. It’s a pretty good read. Again we have a conspiracy of mammoth proportions. And again it begins to drag towards the end. But this one would make a pretty good Hollywood movie. Its satisfies all the criteria- beautiful people, romance, unlimited action (death and destruction), and most important of all, potential for jaw- dropping- million-dollar special effects.
Digital Fortress does not make it to my list. It’s incredibly (yawn). Hell, I don’t even remember what it was all about. I just remember checking the cover more than once to ensure that I was actually reading a book by Dan Brown. This book is easily his worst.

A coupla things about his books- they’re almost always set in a very short time period. About 24hrs.
And its always easy to guess who done it- suspect somebody totally out of the circle of suspicion. Admitted that’s the same with 90% of the stuff v read. Remember the author wants to shock you.

All said, I’m waiting breathlessly for his new book.