Thread: The key to Dan Brown’s success
View Single Post
Old 08-15-2009, 07:33 PM   #20
Abecedary
Exwyzeeologist
Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.Abecedary could sell banana peel slippers to a Deveel.
 
Abecedary's Avatar
 
Posts: 535
Karma: 3261
Join Date: Jun 2009
Device: :PRS-505::iPod touch:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonist View Post
At the time I read the Da Vinci Code, it seemed to me, that Dan Brown had read the Foucault's Pendulum, and decided to come up with something in the same vein, but much, much dumbed down, to take advantage of the religious revival going on in the US, and beyond. (Come to think of it, Angels & Demons seems to be borrowing from The Name Of The Rose.)
I've heard from a number of people that Brown is pretty much an everyman's version of Umberto Eco, so much so that he (as you point out) basically puts out watered down versions of Eco's stories. I've personally never read any Dan Brown, nor do I ever plan to. There are far too many other authors and books out there that I know my time is better spent with.
Abecedary is offline   Reply With Quote