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I think the strongest complaints about D. Brown are his factual errors, not teaching us correct facts, and his sloppy English, which is no worse than we get from newspapers and many other sources (like my writing here, lol). Those complaints are indeed offset by his entertainment value, at least to those of us who can overlook (or do not notice) his flaws.
I understand both sides. Sometimes I refuse to read past some grievous error or butchering of language. If so, the book sort of stutters for me there as if the author's pants dropped and I'm tossed out of the story by backstage machinations. Other times I let it slide and the book continues to flow. Even critically praised authors are not immune. I had a few such moments in McCarthy's "The Road" because of non-standard language.
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