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Lost Respect with this one
So poor an effort I felt compelled to write even though this review will be buried so deeply I can't believe it will be read.
The writing is ponderous. The epiphanies are telegraphed. Somehow, Langdon has become an idiot and is repeatedly adamant about some point and subsequently shocked to discover he was wrong. There is serious overuse of characters knowing or seeing something the reader doesnt-- a cheesy device better used in bad movies. The big reveal is exceedingly lame. The end is weak, preachy and too slow to arrive.
Other than that, not bad.
October 2009 · Books