I have read all of Dan Brown’s books, but I enjoyed Angels and Demons and Digital Fortress the most. I am not sure why. Maybe because I am a Catholic (Angels and Demons) and used to work in IT (Digital Fortress). Despite reading and enjoying all his books, I do find them formulaic. There is also always A LOT of explaining – some of it very patronising – and a female love interest that doesn’t need to be there at all. Despite this, I read and do enjoy the books.
I don’t enjoy the films I at all, even though I love Tom Hanks. The books feature too much standing around and explaining, and that does not translate well to film. I laughed at this quote from Wikipedia: BBC critic Mark Kermode criticized the film’s “silliness”, saying “Whereas the original movie featured Hanks standing around in darkened rooms explaining the plot to anyone who was still awake, this second salvo cranks up the action by having Tom explain the plot while running—a major breakthrough.
At Christmas time in Sweden, our television channels feature all the Dan Brown films. I made it through Angels and Demons (with my own sarcastic commentary) but could not watch the others.
What do you think of Dan Brown’s writing?
I have to say that I absolutely love his books too! I haven’t read the last one though. I’m ok with the explanations in the book and I sometimes tend to google a few things and go beyond. I do love the amount of research he does. I’m not a fan of the movies and I find them very forgettable. Dan Brown is my guilty pleasure in literature!
I love the books, and because of Tom Hanks, have watched the movies but the movies would have been a lot shorter without explaining the plot during the movie. I find it annoying when directors have to explain things in case some of the audience miss it, but Dan Brown does this in the books too.
I loved them. I enjoyed the Da Vinci code movie. I want to buy the new one. Should I?
Go for it!
‘with your own sarcastic commentary ‘ We would get on so well 😂