Title: I fail to understand the hype...
Product review: After all the media acclaim and recommendations from friends, I was really looking forward to reading this book. And was *sorely* disappointed. In the first place, I think Katherine Neville, Umberto Eco and others have dealt with the subject matter much more skillfully - not to mention coherently. And in the second place, I found it to be simply a poorly written novel. Yes, I admit that it's plot devices were entertaining but the book is one plot device after another with absolutely no character development. The novel's ending I found to be ridiculous and to render the entire novel pointless.
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