Angels & Demons. Just finished this fine piece of work from Dan Brown and I have to say that I enjoyed it thoroughly. I saw the movie first and so, had an idea of the themes and basic narrative of the story, but I was still absolutely enthralled with the developments and scope of the storytelling. There were definitely things I had forgotten about and, as usual, the book provides a level of insight into the characters and driving elements of the story that simply cannot be properly translated into cinema. By the end of the book, things have accelerated so incredibly that my nights reading it became later and later as I found myself struggling to put it down.
I had previously read Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and loved it, so I expected a good read here too. It certainly helps that I have a strange but rather strong interest in religious symbology. I find it incredibly fascinating and alluring and the books touch on the subject with considerable intelligence.
I’m about 100 or so pages into ‘Coldheart Canyon’ by Clive Barker and I can tell you this right now: he is one of the greater authors I have read, period. His mastery of storytelling, prose and themes are simply spellbinding. There was a chapter in which he goes in great length to detail the death of a dog close to the protagonist. I never, in a million years, expected Clive Barker to tug at my heartstrings with an account of a man and his dog; but I’ll be damned if I wasn’t ready to cry after that. That’s how good he is. And I’m only about 20% in. This book is gonna rock the shit.
Cheers,
~E.
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