Leagro

. . . read Angels & Demons first?

I found "The Da Vinci code" lying around the house (I think my wife started it but didn't like it!), so I thought I should join the other 99% of the population & give it a read.

But i beleive that Angels & Demons is the book that first introduces Robert Langdon, so should I read this one first, or is there no real follow on between the 2 books???

TTFN

FrenchBoy

Yes. And then don't bother reading The DV Code as it's complete ****.

Dream Weaver

DV Code is superb, I really enjoyed it. I'm now reading Angels & Demons, and I wish i'd read it first tbh.

Both good books, and A&D is quite apt at the moment with the pope business.

Iain Young

Both great books, and totally seperate stories (I read dv code then angels & demons). DV code does follow on, but only in the fact that the same main character is used in both. There is no reference to Angels in the Dv code as far as I can remember.

James Neill

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I read Da Vinci code first then Angels & Demons. Doesn't matter which one you read first - they're just good adventure stories. You won't miss out on any intricate plot lines or anything. Bit like not watching Die Hard 2 in case Die Hard 1 needs to be seen first.

boxst

Hello

The Da Vinci Code is a great book, the others (including Angels and Demons) are not so good.

Steve.

stormyuklondon1

ive reading deception point now, after reading the davinci code and angels & demons. i thoroughly enjoy his books.

_Meridian_

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Both badly written rubbish, but great fun to read. But please G*d, do not believe any of the ridiculous theories he trots out in either of the books.


M

hades

Whilst there is no direct reference to Angels & Demons in DVC, there are points where DVC refers (in vague terms) to the events from A&D, and also mentions about Langdon's interactions with Vittoria.

Therefore, if you have both books to hand and you're going to read both, I'd say read A&D first. However, it won't spoil A&D to read them the other way round if that's more convenient.

J4CKO

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I just started it after reading the Godfather and cant get into it, get a copy of the Godfather, superb if a little ancient.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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I've read all four Dan Brown books.

The main gist stays the same, the story differs on the face of it but the underlying "hero/ine gets love interest after defying the odds" reamins the same

I think he researches well & they are well put together but slightly boring in the detail. What I do like is that he makes you think about what is going on.

Recommended

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Oh & A&D comes historically b4 DVC but it is not necessary to read in order

Jamz3k

i've read about a third of dvc and really cant get into, its a bit like Enterprise on tv, its good but it just doesnt grip me to watch it the next week

thundertiger

i couldn't put dvc down for the first half, then it freewheels for a while, then the last 1/4 kicks in again - IMHO, of course

Dazza

Holy Ghost

i'm with frenchboy & meridian. DVC is the worst written book i have ever read.

go here ...

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/davincicode/section1.html

and take 45 minutes to read the chapter-by-chapter summary - then use the time saved to do something more enjoyable instead.

Leagro

Bought A&D yesterday, so I'll give it a go first. The reviews are interesting, on a scale from great books to complete tosh.

We shall see!!!

Iain Young

I'd rate it as enjoyable complete tosh Time to unplug the brain and just enjoy a good (if somewhat unbelievable) adventure story.

Dave_A

As Iain said, good book if you take it for what it is, a work of fiction.

Dave

scoob_babe

I think I started with Digital Fortress,Deception Point then Da Vinci code. It wasn't until I got the end of the Da Vinci code where I found a precis of Demons and Angels. There isn't a lot to be gained from reading them the right way around, just the odd hint into Langdon's behaviour and phobias.
I enjoyed the books as a work of fiction although they do die out in places

Iwan

I bought this in Borders on saturday:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...590238-0611818

Haven't got very far through it yet, but it's pretty interesting considering recent events in Rome. It basically seperates what bits of A&D are fact, and fills in loads of detail about the Pope, the Vatican and Papal history/elections. It also speculates where Dan Brown got his inspiration for the made up bits.

What makes it particularly interesting for me is that it was written in late 2004, and speculates on an upcoming Papal election "if" JP2 were to die. So all of the current favourites/contenders are mentioned in detail. It also fills in the detail of what's going to happen (procedurally) with the upcoming Papal election.

I'm not a religeos nut, but I find it all very interesting from a historical perspective.

Thought A&D was good too, for a fictional book.

ianc

So my missus bought me DVCode, and a friend has leant me DPoint, any reason to read in any partic order?

Vette_76

On the subject of Dan Brown books, I've almost finished reading "The Rule of Four" (can't remeber the authors names) which is tagged as "The Da Vinci code for people with brains"!!

Pretty good, bit less "trashy" - none of the characters are devestatingly beautiful!!

Good read though!!

_Meridian_

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Pretty short book then I take it?


M

hades

If you go into all the history (actual and possible), circumstantial & anecdotal "evidence", alleged witness reports etc supporting conspiracy theories relating to the illuminati, it would be quite a long book (Sky spun it out into an hour+ documentary without using all the possible material).

If it summarised everything that can be categorically proven about the illuminati's activities today, I think you'd need a pretty large font to fill the first page!

Dream Weaver

Why do people always come into book threads screaming how crap book a or book b are

If we all liked the same stuff, life would be boring. I'm by no means a book worm, so i found DVC entertaining to read. I also like the fact its set in Paris. If I want to read hard hitting factual stuff then i'd read a bloody newspapper

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Read a "newspaper" - more worthwhile

Dream Weaver

Dont have time

Newspapers are only good for starting the log burning stove

SwishOvBolton

read a book called the holy blood the holy grail , a lot of the facts he used were from the book from 1982 ,

the guy who wrote the holy bloood still doent disclose his adress to any one infear of people through writing the book