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Review title: Dan Brown's recent plagarism trial is trying to tell us something.
Product review: Thanks to the recent plagarism trial, Dan Brown has released his "formula" for writing a bestselling thriller. This book, his first, features all the proper ingredients the author says are needed: "Some kind of shadowy force; a "big idea" that contains a moral "grey area"; a treasure, and ..strong male and female characters." But one key ingredient is sadly missing: any shred of skill on the part of the author. Reading this book is more like drudgery than fun - Dan Brown trots out a series of unbelievable characters, overblown dramas, and senseless and cynical plot twists, all folded into a swiss-cheese plot so riddled with holes the reader is forced to give up from sheer frustration. Skip it.
