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Title: So awful it's painful
Review: More konspirata drivel. The opposition runs around in sweatshirts that are emblazoned with "BAD GUY" in large red letters; the hero is actually stupider than a box of rocks, despite his academic qualifications; the Swiss Guard is once again reduced to a group of bumbling idiots; everyone dashes around being shocked by the obvious; etc. etc. It is almost as though Brown tried to cram every possible thriller cliché into 569 pages. If there had even been a leavening of wit, this would have been the comedy thriller of the year: The Pink Panther meets James Bond. As it is, alas, deadly, dully, heavily serious, there is no redeeming social virtue what so ever. Virtually the only use for this thing is as a doorstop or paperweight, please do not waste your money on it.
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