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| Review: "Deception Point" by Dan Brown | | Date Created: Nov 21, 2004, 04:12 PM |
Many writers burst out on the scene with their first book and are able to captivate their audience right from the get-go. Due to the huge response to The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown's first novel, "Deception Point" is getting prominent placement on bookshelves worldwide. Since it was one of his earliest works, it is written in a style that is still being developed. The entertaining aspects of the books that would follow is still trying to work it's way into a story of political intrigue, wrapped around the future of the Space Race. While the lead character, a female by the name of Rachel Sexton, is interesting, athletic, and as bold as, say, Lara Croft, the story doesn't have much to go on, and ambles for chapters without anything in particular going on. The ideas presented at first are intriguing, but they never seem to go anywhere.
This was one of the few audiobooks that took me several extra weeks to finish. By the climax of the story, I had lost interest in where it was heading, and found the resolution unsatisfying. While it might be an engrossing beach read, it was a bit of a letdown after reading Dan Brown's astounding next two works.
Worth it, only if you are interested in seeing Brown's style develop, are heavily into the idea of government coverups of the Space Program, or enjoy reading because there is nothing better to do.
** 1/2 stars |
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