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Illuminati by Dan Brown

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ml3barr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

syrah78's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Dan Brown did it again! He did follow a similar receipe of that to the Da Vinci code, but I found the plot to be completely different. It was captivating reading about such a niche part of history and art history. I love the symbology and I even thought the anti-matter explanation sounded somewhat realistic. I did suspect the Carmelengo and Mr. Kohler while reading, but was surprised when it was not Mr. Kohler; as the underestimated disabled villain was in the Da Vinci Code. I would highly recommend this book and I can't wait to see the Vatican someday and think about this book.

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4.0

Read in German, "Illuminati". This is the only good book Dan Brown has ever written. A new Pope is to be chosen, but the favourite candidates are being picked off one by one by a mysterious sect.

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5.0

Way better than the movie

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Das Buch wurde von den Medien zerfetzt, Kritiker haben sich mit ihrer Anklage nicht zurückgehalten. Dennoch denke ich, dass Dan Brown damit ein Meisterwerk gelungen ist. Es ist mir völlig gleichgültig, wie viel Wahrheit und wie viel Fiktion hinter den ganzen Behauptungen steckt. Wenn ich klare Fakten haben möchte, basierend auf Berichten und Beweisen, hätte ich ein Sachbuch zur Hand genommen und keinen Roman.

Fakt ist, das Buch hat mich unterhalten, ich spürte permanent einen Nervenkitzel, es gab kein ein Kapitel das nicht Fragen aufwarf und die Figuren waren für mich wahnsinnig spannend, interessant und so real. Dafür gibt es von mir verdiente 5 Sterne.