If you liked Dan Brown's other books you will like this one. More of the same style of writing, "smart thriller", I think is one of the quotes on the cover of the book. Robert Langdon is the main character in this one as well, with The Lost Symbol taking place after Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code. The subject matter of this one focused on the Masons and Noetics, a newer branch of science. I did find myself interested in the science aspects of it, ALMOST enough to prompt me to go do some research on Noetics and the Masons. Just to see how much was fact and how much was fiction. It is funny, I feel the same way after reading all of Dan Brown's books. I am curious and want to know how much is fact and how much is fiction. And I think once or twice about researching the topic more. And then I decide that I really don't care. What does that say about me?
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Friday, December 25, 2009
The Lost Symbol
By Dan Brown
If you liked Dan Brown's other books you will like this one. More of the same style of writing, "smart thriller", I think is one of the quotes on the cover of the book. Robert Langdon is the main character in this one as well, with The Lost Symbol taking place after Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code. The subject matter of this one focused on the Masons and Noetics, a newer branch of science. I did find myself interested in the science aspects of it, ALMOST enough to prompt me to go do some research on Noetics and the Masons. Just to see how much was fact and how much was fiction. It is funny, I feel the same way after reading all of Dan Brown's books. I am curious and want to know how much is fact and how much is fiction. And I think once or twice about researching the topic more. And then I decide that I really don't care. What does that say about me?
If you liked Dan Brown's other books you will like this one. More of the same style of writing, "smart thriller", I think is one of the quotes on the cover of the book. Robert Langdon is the main character in this one as well, with The Lost Symbol taking place after Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code. The subject matter of this one focused on the Masons and Noetics, a newer branch of science. I did find myself interested in the science aspects of it, ALMOST enough to prompt me to go do some research on Noetics and the Masons. Just to see how much was fact and how much was fiction. It is funny, I feel the same way after reading all of Dan Brown's books. I am curious and want to know how much is fact and how much is fiction. And I think once or twice about researching the topic more. And then I decide that I really don't care. What does that say about me?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Deception Point
By Dan Brown
Click here for the wikipedia plot summary. I know that it is lame to use wikipedia as a plot summary. But I don't feel like explaining what the book was about it. It was complicated. And I liked the book. I couldn't put it down. My mom couldn't put it down. And my 13 year old brother couldn't put it down. That's a pretty good recommendation for just about anyone. Again, I feel like I learned a lot. I liked this book quite a bit better than Digital Fortress, the characters were better and I liked the topic that I was learning about. It was up there with Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons in my mind.
Click here for the wikipedia plot summary. I know that it is lame to use wikipedia as a plot summary. But I don't feel like explaining what the book was about it. It was complicated. And I liked the book. I couldn't put it down. My mom couldn't put it down. And my 13 year old brother couldn't put it down. That's a pretty good recommendation for just about anyone. Again, I feel like I learned a lot. I liked this book quite a bit better than Digital Fortress, the characters were better and I liked the topic that I was learning about. It was up there with Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons in my mind.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Digital Fortress
By Dan Brown
Wikipedia plot summary (slightly altered to be less cheesy): When the National Security Agency's code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious and ingeniously complex code called Digital Fortress that it cannot break, the agency calls in Susan Fletcher, a brilliant mathematician and their head cryptographer, to crack it. Fletcher discovers that the code, which is written in Japanese, is a viral program designed to break down the NSA's firewall and encryption systems, allowing anyone anywhere to access all of the NSA's files. She also discovers that it was written by Ensei Tankado, a former NSA employee who became displeased with the NSA's intrusion into people's private lives. Tankado, essentially holding the NDS hostage, intends to auction the code's algorithm on his website, and release it for free if he dies, threatening to cripple U.S. intelligence. Fletcher, along with her fiancé, David Becker, a skilled linguist, are thrust into a global chase as they must find a way to stop the spread of the code.
Wikipedia plot summary (slightly altered to be less cheesy): When the National Security Agency's code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious and ingeniously complex code called Digital Fortress that it cannot break, the agency calls in Susan Fletcher, a brilliant mathematician and their head cryptographer, to crack it. Fletcher discovers that the code, which is written in Japanese, is a viral program designed to break down the NSA's firewall and encryption systems, allowing anyone anywhere to access all of the NSA's files. She also discovers that it was written by Ensei Tankado, a former NSA employee who became displeased with the NSA's intrusion into people's private lives. Tankado, essentially holding the NDS hostage, intends to auction the code's algorithm on his website, and release it for free if he dies, threatening to cripple U.S. intelligence. Fletcher, along with her fiancé, David Becker, a skilled linguist, are thrust into a global chase as they must find a way to stop the spread of the code.I liked this book quite a bit. It moved fast, kept you on your toes, and it had that Dan Brown book feel where you feel like you might be learning something as you get sucked in. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My one complaint: I don't think that Dan Brown writes about a woman main character well. I didn't like her. Oh well. The book was still good.
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