Angels and Demons and the Da Vinci Code

[Night_Rain]

First off: The Konoha Bookstore is really desolate... it didn't even reach one page of threads...

Ok back to the point:
These books are good if you want mystery and history combined and it starts off with a murder. Well anyway, for those that have read Dan Brown's books I want to know which one that you liked best.

For me it has to be Angels and Demons because the ambigrams are soooo cool and I think that antimatter, religion, and architecture goes really well together. I thought that this is a really good book because I'm more of a fantasy book person but it was very interesting.

One more thing:
I am also looking forward to the Da Vinci Code movie but too bad that they couldn't make an Angels and Demons one.

[BakaKage]

I loved Da Vinci code...from the moment I picked it up it just grabbed my attention...damn book made me do an all-nighter..:D
Angels and Demons is a close second... and yes those ambigrams are cool!

[mow]

I'm currently reading Angels & demons, and I'm completely blown away by how brilliant it is. I just got the book about 45 minutes ago (thanks to my boss!) and I've reached the part where the Il Concalve is first spoken of. Its a marvllous read. The entire concept of combining religion and science (and the scientist creating antimatter and its direct connection with "Let There Be Light" in both the Quran and the Bible) was just freaking awesome. I cant wait to finish it to begin readin the Da Vinci Code.

[barbarebar]

i love the books. still cant believe my girlfriend finished angels and demon in less than 2 days

[mow]

i love the books. still cant believe my girlfriend finished angels and demon in less than 2 days

Im going to finish in a day and a half :P, Im nearing the nd of Angels & demons, its addictive!

[barbarebar]

hey moe, by any chance did ever get to check out michael landau?

[mow]

hey moe, by any chance did ever get to check out michael landau?

I heard some sample songs fromTales From The Bulge, and yo be total honest, Im dieing to buy that freaking album! The samples I heard were only 30 seconds, but I was completley blown away by it.

[barbarebar]

yes. his playing is quite tastey. im on the process of buying all printed cd's of him. im about 2 cd's away from finishing the collection.

[mow]

you know, Im thankful for you introducing me to him, but after that last statment, I both hate & envy you

[chye8]

I liked Angels and Demons way more. It was more interesting and dark.

[mow]

It seems that the Da Vinci code was overhyped. I love Angels & demons and im reading it for the 2nd time atm. Im not too eager to read the DVC anymore. It seems to be a dissapointment.

[Bergelmir]

Yeah, Da Vinci Code was overhyped. I felt slightley ripped off after reading due to the hype. It's still an amazing read. Angels and Demons is better IMO, though. Heh, I was rivited to that book. Finished it in five and a half hours. Lol.

[Supreme Commander Thor]

I liked them both. I found it crazy how similar the plots of the two are...it's almost like he said "hey, Angles and Demons worked well, I'll write another book the same way!"

I prefered Da Vinci Code, but I admit that might be just because I read it first.

[shinjuu]

I think i like the davince code better, i finished it within 1day (as soon as i started reading i simply didnt stop) I liked the holy grail stuff better then then whats in angels and demons. Although they are really close together

[konohasno1]

Both books were GREAT! But my favorite would be Angles and Demons, becuase it was more fast pace. Slow beggining but great middle and ending!

Infact Angles and Demons is so good, i am reading it for my second time! :laugh

[ghostgal]

I haven't read them (yet. waiting for someone to finish them so I can borrow them) but I hear differing oppinions. Soem say teh davinci code sucks, others say it's good, but very little agree that it deserves the fame it has achieved. Here you don't hear much about angels and demons because I think it was translated after the davinci code...
However in this thread people seem to like them so I'm really starting to think that the ones saiyink it sucks were trying to sound original. I'll go to the library sometime next week and I'll read them

[Gravespawn]

I loved them both. I like Angels and Demons a little bit more because I think the story was better.

[DarkGuyver]

I am going to start with Angels and Demons in our summer vacation. I've already read The Da Vinci Code, I liked it a lot. So everyone says that Angels and Demons is way better, I can't wait to start:)

[Spectrum]

Angels & Demons, definitely. I liked the Da Vinci Code as well, but it doesn't even compare to A&D. It is practically the same book all over again, only not as good. I just found A&D more interesting.

Plus, the ambigrams rock out loud.

http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Objects/Chapters/Spotlight/ad_ambigram.gif

[Yeemaster]

I've only read Angels and Demons. My bro read both and liked Angels and Demons more (he read Da Vinci Code first and said Angels and Demons was much better) From what I hear, they are the same book. Secret society, hidden messages/code, dude meets hot woman, go solve mystery together.

Take away the cool anagrams or code and all you have left is a David Morrell novel...

[Kyuubi_Xx]

I feel so left out... I haven't read Angels and Demons yet. :blink I did, however, read the Da Vinci Code - it was an excellent book. If most of you here agree that Angels and Demons is better, I have to read it! :P

Until then, I go with the Da Vinci Code.

[skethee2]

I read all of the 4 books by Dan Brown
Angels and Demons was great...the suspense and the actions were very well done
The villain was soooo good...sooo unexpected
Da Vinci Code was good too...I loved the action....i started figuring out who the villain was the minute i read about him
And other novels by him were great as well....Digital Fortress was kinda let down....but the facts given by him were very educational
And Deception Point by far is most scince fictional...but a good read

All in all...Angels and Demons was the best...second is Da vinci code

[Grimmjow Jeagerjaques]

Fantasy owns you.

Angels and Demons all the way.

[gitwer]

Definitely enjoyed A&D more than DaVinci. The story and the history just seemed "sharper" to me. Although I admit it, I HATED the end of A&D, just proposterous. Luckily it didn't ruin the whole experience for me at all, which is a credit to Brown.

[m3lk0r]

While it had nice plot elements, I personaly didnt like either AoD or the DaVinci code. That being said I do have (all?) the other two books and found them quite intresting (Deception point and Digital Fortress).
Someone also gave me the Guide to the Davinci code (or something silimar) taking me for a DanBrown fanatic :/ Which was pretty good because it compares the book with actual facts and pictures.

[SDF1]

While it had nice plot elements, I personaly didnt like either AoD or the DaVinci code. That being said I do have (all?) the other two books and found them quite intresting (Deception point and Digital Fortress).
Someone also gave me the Guide to the Davinci code (or something silimar) taking me for a DanBrown fanatic :/ Which was pretty good because it compares the book with actual facts and pictures.

Both books are better if you read them with the internet handy, so you can actually *look* at the works of art while you're reading about them.

[shikon]

i have da vinci code, and i read a bit of angels and demons (chapter 20-something) and i find that da vinci is a lot more interesting...
i just love how theres all these hidden meanings behind a simple shap, say the upside down triangle, representing the chalice. ^^ and the clues da vinci left behind in his paintings were ingenious.
Its really cool how all (or most) of the information is factual...

really makes me think about being a symbologist now.. ^^

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

i have da vinci code, and i read a bit of angels and demons (chapter 20-something) and i find that da vinci is a lot more interesting...
i just love how theres all these hidden meanings behind a simple shap, say the upside down triangle, representing the chalice. ^^ and the clues da vinci left behind in his paintings were ingenious.
Its really cool how all (or most) of the information is factual...

really makes me think about being a symbologist now.. ^^

You are supposed to read Angels and Demons first and than you could understand Da Vinci better. I think the Da Vinci Code is overated its poorly written.

[shikon]

well, the books aren't exactly in a series, nor do they follow each other. Langdon is the only one that connects the two together.
And anyways, not only do i like the whole meaning/double meaning thing, i also love how its all about the church, and a hidden secret. i think the thing that turned me off from A&D was that its religion vs science. though, i love how ventra wanted to show the world the balance and interconnection between the two "enemies" :P

[chdragonfly]

i like angels and demons better..

[Kakashi_Love]

btw, they are making the "Da Vinci Code," into a movie starring Tom Cruise. Can't wait to see it.

[Leto]

First off these books were excellent. I have since read Digital Fortress and am now reading Deception Point. Dan Brown pwns n00bs hardcore. Buy his books.

[Raziel]

DECEPTION POINT > Angels and Demons > The DaVinci Code > Digital Fortress. :cool

[Galt]

Hmm...I thought the movie had Tom Hanks...odd. I'll check back on that later.
Personally I find that the books are overrated. I enjoyed them, to be sure, but not for the characters or the plots. I enjoyed them for the history/science, depending on which books we're talking about. The books generally follow a set theme where some hapless person whose intelligence is needed is called into a situation involving something new and exciting and awesome peppered with the deaths of famous people. Then, as usual, the plots are thickened by betrayal and such. It's a recipe that works, yes, but from an objective point of view, it's so-so, and can't at all be compared with the works of the truly immortal writers.


Brown I find an excellent researcher, but not much else. Has anyone else spotted the fact that Robert Langdon seems to be in many aspects Dan Brown's projection of his ego into the books? He's brilliant in the beginning, turns out to be daring, and what do you know, he gets the girl in the end, with minimal effort (besides saving art/the world/etc.). Even more problematic is the character development. Which is to say, there is very little that attaches one to the characters. I didn't bat an eye at any death in A&D, Deception Point, or The Da Vinci Code. Brown didn't make me care about the characters. Not enough at all.

I know that the books aren't so much about the people as showcasing the history/science, but still, one should write a history book in that case. It's only made slightly sensational by the addition of plot. It's the whole "how do we make academia cool so that we can attract the patronage of 'tards who wouldn't touch the stuff with a ten-foot pole normally" act. And it's a little sad.

[MurasakiNeko]

I read both Angels and Demons and The Da-Vinci code but I still have to get my hands
on a copy of both the Deception point and the Digital fortress ^ ^ ()
Dan Brown truly is a great writer I just hope that the movie adaptation of The Da-Vinci code won't end up getting ruined

[Umeliten-kun]

I'm reading The Da vinci code now, damn that book sure is exciting!

[Kaede]

Both were great. I couldn't possibly pick a favourite. Both are brilliant, and in both cases I found myself finding out many things I didn't know before. These books have made me want to go to so many of the places mentioned (I'm going to the Templar church next week ;)) that I'm making sure I get to some.

Has anyone read the illustrated version of the Da Vinci Code? It's really nice to be able to look at the places mentioned.

I found that both had some interesting supprises in them. At first, I though Angels and Demons was gonna be predictable, because I'd already read The Da Vinci Code, and both plots seemed too alike. But, well, it supprised me enough. And everyone just loves the ambigrams.

[Ruri]

Both books are great reads in that they're page-turners filled with action, mystery, history, and interesting theories. Personally, I'm partial to Da Vinci Code because I read it first. I also happened to be on my way to Paris, so it was really fun to see the Louvre's paintings & inverted pyramid in a completely different light :)

Angels & Demons was similar to Da Vinci Code, but on a more epic scale. The only complaint I have is that Robert Langdon seemingly found the perfect woman in Vittoria, only to promptly switch to Sophie in the next book. But certainly, the ambigrams were very cool, and I loved the way that Dan Brown was able to the relationship between science and religion in a balanced way.

[Vikrat]

I've read both books and the big difference between them seems to be that one takes place in Rome and the other one in Paris.Don't get me wrong,i liked the Da Vinci Code but it's basically a copy of Angels and Demons.If you've read one of them you've read both.

[Lien]

I only baught the books yesterday, I will leave the reading till when I go to college (something for me to read when I sit on the train) ^__________^
I baught: Deception Point, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci code, I think there is one more of Dan Brown's novels I haven't baught yet.

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[Toadstule]

For me, I had to read the Da Vinci code for a skool project. But I was hooked from the first page. It was a great book but I thought Angels and Demons was more thrilling.

[Sands]

i finished Da Vinci code a while ago and just finished angels and demons
i have to say i loved them both!!!
the da vinci code picture version was really good
The only complaint I have is that Robert Langdon seemingly found the perfect woman in Vittoria, only to promptly switch to Sophie in the next book.
i have to agree with u there
vittoria was mentioned once in the beginning of da vinci code
i have to say i loved both but angels and demons gets my vote:tem

[Sands]

i love the books. still cant believe my girlfriend finished angels and demon in less than 2 days
i did too i was hooked and spent all night reading it
actually i finished it in a day:P

[Antenox]

Can we choose neither?

They're the same damn book. As I posted on the Leafninja forums:
Da Vinci Code is crap. In my opinion. It's the only book I would chuck into a fireplace. I'd then launch the ashes into outer space strapped to a 100 megaton nuclear warhead bound for the Sun. On top of that, I want my two hours and $27 + tax back and monetary compensation for the 50 IQ points I lost while I was reading it. :mad

:laugh

[waisuke]

For me, I preferred the Da Vinci Code, I also enjoyed reading angels and demons but I though the Da Vinci Code was much better

[Keyser Söze]

i'm currently reading angels and demons and i find it incredibly addictive. it pulled me in right away and now i'm enthralled into the story. great read, i'm definately finish this and move on to the da vinci code. possibly deception point afterwards and his newest novel after that.

[Rotc Girl]

I have the illustrated edition of The Davinci Code, and it has opened my eyes to the wonderful world of classic art.

[Cæk]

20 - 20 in the polls ooo lol

DECEPTION POINT > Angels and Demons > The DaVinci Code > Digital Fortress. :cool

ive only reas DaVinci Code and aprt of A&D are the other two any good?

[Vile.47]

l0l, my vote just made the 20 : 20 ratio become 21 : 20.

I prefer Angels & Demons personally. Mainly because of the cool looking ambigrams and architecture. I like how religion and science was mixed too.

[Second-Hand Love]

I only read DaVinci Code so i'll go with that one.... It was interesting, and after I finished it i went on the internet and googled bunch of words like DaVinci code, Sion, Merongovians (did i spell it right?!?!) and others...

[peachesthegreat]

the Da Vinci Code made me really think thats a deep book have not read the other one though am thinking about it:nod

[Cæk]

the Da Vinci Code made me really think thats a deep book have not read the other one though am thinking about it:nod

agreed, although i havnt read A&D's i cant make a fair comparison but from what ive heard and read about it, it doesnt seem to compare to DaVinci code. lol

[notcomawhite]

oh dude, with my vote I just made both scores 50 % v.v

I liked Angels and Demons better, I don't know whether it was because i read it before the Da Vinci Code or not, but I really do like the story more. Both books are very alike though, I mean.. same story almost

beginning: someone dies
middle: loads of research
end: action + common ending

i guess.. that's alike for most books though, not the middle but yeah...

[Bananna]

I've read both. I consider them more like popcorn entertainment - they're fun, but shouldn't be taken seriously. I liked Angels and Demons a little more, although the ending was a bit weird.

The movie looks like it'll be okay. Audrey Tatou is playing Sophie. O_o

[LieToMe]

I read both books and had a fun time decoding things. I too am also looking forward towrd the movie which in reality is not far away. May 19 is when it will hit theaters.

[ShiroiKiba]

I recently read A&D and its just plain brilliant. I want to read Da Vinci Code now and possibly all of Dan Drown's books.

[Helikalaon]

I preferred The Da Vinci Code. I read it first, for some reason :S. Shame about the court case delaying the movie :(

[Blind Itachi]

...I still have to read the Davinci Code... so I'lll keep my vote... anyways... Angels and Demons was... AWESOME!!!... the combination of science, suspense, and the fact of that it can become reality is just great...

(and i love the seals!...)

[JAPPO]

I like Dan Brown. But I have no comment on Da Vinci Code.

Digital Fortress remains a very good book in my mind. Although da vinci code is both boring and laugable. Just my oppinion..

[Masa Def]

i just started the series, so hopefully it is good.

[makeoutparadise2]

I loved both books I didn't get read the whole book liked it just the same

[Blackvoice]

man if you thought the Da Vinci Code caught a lot of heat then wait till they try to make Angels and demons the church will go berserk.

[olaf]

those books just phail, both of them. they may sufice as a train books, though

[Pontago]

Angels and Demons' ending surprised me. The pope and that sister. Damn!!

[olaf]

tell me how can a catholic priest adopt a child?! Plain stupid.

[riswanh]

I did like da vinci code, (when I've finished read it, year ago).
but, after finished angel & demon and digital fortress, i feel so boring because each ending of the novel has same plot

[Lo$tris]

I like both novels, but i was really impressed by A&D and attached to the chracters, though in both novels i was surprised by who the bad guy turned to be.. in A&D it was quite sad.

[Ongakukage]

I like The Da Vinci Code better (partly because I have not finished Angels and Demons yet), bu the movie that they made out of it sucked soooooo bad. They left so much out of the movie it was not even funny. Kinda like a Harry Potter movie. But I still cannot wait for them to make Angels and Demons into a movie. It better be good...