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> This won't be a problem for most people, since they read stuff written by Dan Brown that really doesn't require a rereading 20 years down the line. But I unde
by raganwald 18y ago
> This won't be a problem for most people, since they read stuff written by Dan Brown that really doesn't require a rereading 20 years down the line. But I understand the sentiment.
Hmmm... I have never read anything by Dan Brown but I do re-read Ian Fleming, Alistair Maclean and James Clavell.
- ewiethoff 18y agoDan Brown is the author I love to hate. His Digital Fortress and Deception Point are hilariously bad. But don't bother spending any money on them; just borrow them from the library.
- mattmaroon 18y agoYou know, at least I got through DaVinci code (though maybe only because it was an audiobook and I had a very long drive). Try reading anything by Robert Ludlum. I liked the Bourne movies, but I couldn't get 50 pages into that. It was like reading third grade fiction projects. I can't believe writing that bad could be published.
- ewiethoff 18y agoThanks for the warning about Ludlum. The sad fact is, Dan Brown's junk is better than a lot of other stuff I borrow from the "New" rack at the library. At least Brown I can laugh at. Bad is bad, but laughably bad is better.
- mattmaroon 18y agoI got DaVinci Code just to see why everyone in the airports was reading it, and wow. I mean, just wow. If you ever find yourself routinely overestimating the intelligence of the average American, read that book, then Google around to find out how many copies it sold.
- ewiethoff 18y agoI haven't read any of Fleming's adult fare. But his fudge recipe in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is fabulous. Read Chitty. Make fudge. Yum. And I dare you to spill boiling chocolate on a Kindle!