I think there are entertaining books that are extremely good. I wouldn't say that either of the books highlighting Robert Langdon is bad in the least. It opened up new ideas. If a book makes me want to go out and read another book, then they're doing something right. I thought Dan Brown was pretty well-read on the subjects. He found a nice way to weave it into fiction. Michael Crichton does the same thing, and I greatly enjoy his books, as well. I don't know...I guess I don't see how it's being criticized so much. You shouldn't read a fiction book, and then argue about the validity of the events in history and whatnot. That's why it's fiction.
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