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Old 02-07-2011, 05:06 AM   #244
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Originally Posted by 357mag View Post
I have to agree with Grimm on this. I read The DaVinci Code first and thought that this is probably one of the most poorly written books by a popular author that I have ever read. I then proceeded to read Angels and Demons thinking that perhaps The DaVinci Code was just a fluke. Well Angels and Demons was just as poorly written.
I think again this is the oxymoron of what makes a book 'good'; for some it will be the quality of the prose, the structure of the sentences, the grammatical usage and the vocabulary; for others the subject/story headlines without worrying about the the technical writing issues or even the accuracy of what they are writing.

It all depends what you are seeking when you pick up a book.......is it to be entertained, it is to expand your mind, is it to be shocked/disgusted or is it just to pass away some relaxation time. Sometimes it is nice to read almost monosyllabic trash

IMHO Dan Brown is a crap author in the technical sense but for many he is entertaining and personally I would also put James Patterson and Lee Child in the Dan Brown camp - but sometimes they are a non-thinking/non-threatening easy read. (Well all except Dan Brown for me)
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