| Dan Brown
Disco, I'm sure you're gonna love this...
So about a year ago, I read the Da Vinci Code. I loved it, because it's a fast read (I read it in 3 days), it's an easy read, and I'm a dork so I liked all the talk about art history and architecture, and codes and all that shit.
A few weeks ago I read Angels and Demons, an earlier book by Brown, and when comparing it to the Da Vinci Code I realized...IT'S THE SAME GODDAMN BOOK!!!!
The plot was almost ENTIRELY the same
*spoiler alert...read no further if you plan on reading either book*
In both books, a brilliant man is mysteriously murdered. Robert Langdon is awoken in the middle of the night to come look at the scene. He meets the beautiful daughter of the murdered man, as well as a tough, quasi-antagonist. The killer is a shadowy figure who does not fit in with society, and is being ordered to kill by an anonymous man. Langdon and the daughter travel all around Europe looking for clues. They meet a wise friend who helps them piece things together. The anonymous man ordering the murders is revealed to be the wise friend. The book ends with Langdon and the beautiful daughter falling in love.
Seriously...I have much less respect for him as a writer now |