Yawn

[eldar]

If I had anything to write about, I'd write about it.

Actually, I've got loads I could write about; for instance, I could go on and on about how rubbish Dan Brown is. I won't bother, though, because it'd just bore you all to tears. Suffice it to say, I read The DaVinci Code out of curiosity, and found it mildly engaging if a little on the patronising side, and appallingly badly written. I decided I needed to be sure, so I bought Digital Fortress. Here we have a masterclass in terrible writing. He somehow manages to transform America's top secret internal intelligence facility into a Whitehall farce, and keep a straight face doing so. I don't know how I managed to finish reading it.

Thank the stars for Peter F Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, and Iain M Banks.

I also discovered the viscerally brilliant Richard Morgan, and the wonderful character that is Takeshi Kovacs - a man who would start a fight by merely hinting he's turning up.

Comments

[spliceruk.livejournal.com]

Digital Fortress is his worst book by far!

If you like DaVinci Code then read Angels and Demons as it is set before the DaVinci Code