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Originally Posted by mystmarimatt
Dan Brown's novels are in the same vein as those of Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, Both authors use formulaic narratives and story structures to show what they really want to show, all of the nifty information they've dug up. The plots of these stories end up as they should: pointless, drab canvasses upon which each author can paint how brilliant they are and what their extensive research has produced.
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Wow I totally disagree with your opinion of the Whyte novels. I enjoyed the Camulod books and thought they added an interesting perspective to an old story. I've given them to several friends and they agreed.
I do however find your comments on Brown to be spot on.
I read a lot of technothrillers, alt history and whatever the hell one might call this genre of books. I read Da Vinci before it was a huge hit, thought it was okay and read the rest of his books. Deception Point was terrible. I'd rather read Clive Cussler's old Dirk Pitt. Digital Fortress was even worse...both suffered from drab, unoriginal plots and cardboard characters. Give me Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Special Agent Pendergrast anyday.
