Thread: Please give a writer harder to put down than Dan Brown
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Old 09-03-2009, 11:07 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by frui View Post
Yes, ahi. I got your point. So I guess Da Vinci Code must be more a international best seller than a domestic one.
Now to put aside "historical facts", I still think Dan Brown has very strong (I should say the strongest) talent to tell a story: the twist and turns, the supprise, the cliff hangers. Other writers use these techniques, too, but none can handle them in such an intelligent (now we have that word, again!) and fresh way as Dan. That's why I am seeking writers who are as competent as Dan in this aspect.
Can I ask, Frui, if you are reading Dan Brown in English or in your own language?

I've found certain authors that I literally cannot force myself to read in English, but really enjoy reading in Hungarian. In such cases, I (kind of have to) assume that somehow the translator managed to make the book even better than the original...

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