Notice I didn't put a range of chapters. It is not because I do not own the book yet. No sir. Definitely not.
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I figure since this is break, people should have TONS of time to read, so the first 100 pages sounds good to me! Not that you weren't going to read that far anyways.
Another blog post after my trip to Bord-- nevermind.
Brianna
I’ve already read past the 100-page mark, which is up to (not including) chapter 28 in my book. My book is probably different from others but since no one else has posted anything yet, I’m just going to go off of that. A few discussion questions about the beginning:
ReplyDelete1. What do you think of Angels and Demons so far? Comparing it to The Da Vinci Code, are there plot points that you like better about one or the other?
2. Kohler and Fache seem to have similar role in their respective stories. Based off of this, do you have any predictions about Kohler’s character in the rest of the book?
3. What is your take on the antimatter and CERN’s facilities?
Since I’ve read more I don’t really want to give anything away but I think it is interesting how Dan Brown’s writing style can easily be distinguished now that we’ve read one of his books. Throughout the first one hundred pages, there are many events and plot points following the same pattern. Both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons have started with murders, and then Langdon is contacted about it. Although Langdon is brought to the Louvre because he is a suspect, in both situations, he is known to have a lot of expertise that may be needed to solve a crime. The way that Brown sets up his novels is practically the same. Even Vittoria and Sophie are similar characters to a degree. In each book, they are related to the man that was murdered and are determined to discover who did it. Both Sauniere and Leonardo Vetra were also influential men in their fields of art and science, respectively. These are some of the parallels that I found between the two books, showing how Brown’s writing seems to have the same setup.
I totally agree with Stacy about how Dan Brown's plot line and characters are very similar between "Angels and Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code." But I want to point out how different the themes are in the book, for anyone who has read it. "The Da Vinci Code" seems to attack the Catholic Church for its unfortunate and violent past with the history of the sacred feminine. However, in "Angels and Demons" Langdon is now tasked with saving the Catholic Church. It seems a bit paradoxical but the books are still interesting as they involve very common and well known subjects and places.
ReplyDeleteWho do you think hired the assassin? Since we've read "The Da Vinci Code", it should be easy to pick out who did it.