while i will in no way ever concede that dan brown is a genuine writer (a.k.a. good author), i will say that his books are easy to read and i think that is part of the appeal. for the majority of adhd punks out there, it’s hard to stay focused on a 300 page book. i have 5 unfinished books lying around to prove it. i need more bookmarks than i need books.
there always seems to be a guitar to play, a website to surf, a tv show to suffer through, or a netfrix to watch. it’s what i do.
i’m almost done with digital fortress. it’s his only book i need to read. i’ve found that his gimmicks are coincidence and repetition. his characters often bungle situations, only to have everything work out for them in the next chapter. it’s tragic.
so why do i not feel the need to read more of his books? because he’s only written one book, and it has four different names. that’s right. he’s a one-trick pony. my vindication was when i found out the title of his next book. ready? the solomon key. oh, that is genius. oh, man, i can’t believe people actually buy his crap!
Maybe you could pass that one on to me when you’re done…I read the others and just finished Deception Point. There’s a certain je ne sais quoi to his books that you can’t get elsewhere…like “oh my god…I feel like a moron reading this book…what!? That doesn’t happen! Oh…I just can’t stop…”
yes. he gives his readers the distinct pleasure of feeling like a moron while reading a book.
you can have this one when i’m done. it’s the one where you get to learn about computers and cryptography as if you were a little child being taught something magical.