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Title: a prequel disappointment
Review: How great was Rocky? Then Rocky 2 came out and it wasn't quite the same. Isn't that true for the most part? Nothing's like the original. Well, its reverse for the Dan Brown novel Angels and Demons. It actually precludes his best selling and very enjoyable Da Vinci Code (see my review). The Da Vinci Code had a great fast paced plot as well as historical tidbits that made me want to do some research. Angels and Demons has a weak plot and lags in many places. His "historical items" center around the Illuminati, a scientific anti-Church group. They rise again to attack the Church in the setting of modern Rome Brown could have had some great science vs. religion debate included in his novel but the dialogue falls short.Brown's novel is plagued with "Harry Potter virus". Like Potter's author Rowlings, Brown had one great book but his other works hasn't been able to capture the success of the best seller.
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