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Title: Dan Brown thinks your dumb
Review: Is there action? Yes.Historical intrigue? You got it.Romance? Yeap.So what's the problem.The problem is it's all just so conveniently wrapped in a thick cloth of unbelievable coincidence and painfully dumb prose. Brown acts as if audience has an IQ of 12. He endlessly explains and reminds the audience of facts that any reasonably educated adult should know. What's worse he explains these facts by way of the characters, who are all highly educated albeit in different fields. The net effect was painful irritation to the point were I had to set the book down and walk away. I did make it through, since the premise and the overall story are quite compelling and I wanted to see how it would end. If only this idea had been developed by a writer like Haruki Murakami instead of Dan Brown.I have not read or seen the De Vinci Code and I can't imagine I will. Not even 1,000 angry, albino monks can make me.
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