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Originally Posted by Patricia
I agree with Harry that the incidental facts are rather interesting. But it is a pity, to my mind, that they are not really integrated into the novel.
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There was a note in my edition:
"Names, characters, businesses, organisations, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental." 
The only other book by Brown I've read is the Da Vinci Code. I thought TLS was an easy, entertaining read. Like others, I thought the 'secret' identity of the baddie was obvious all along. Some of the elements were decidedly clunky - e.g. the pitch black Void outside the Cube lab. And the last few chapters was a load of tedious waffle imho. But, overall, the pacing was fast enough to avoid dwelling on the weaker aspects; and it was heartening to see everyone make such rapid (almost miraculous
) recoveries from their various ordeals.
As a throw-away thriller, I'd say it was 7.5 out of 10.