[Right Cal Gal]

Birbear --

All it took for me was a 2-hour, WELL-documented special on the Discovery Channel to tell me that Dan Brown was full of septic tank contents. Yeah, it was a bit of a fun read, but Brown's previous book followed exactly the same formula. All I can deduce from his works is that he hates Catholics.

[birbear]

Yeah, it was a bit of a fun read, but Brown's previous book followed exactly the same formula

In my mind I get points of "Angels and Demons" and "Da Vinci Code" mixed up, because they are so similar.

I thought "Digital Fortress" was a much more original story. Although I will admit to reading "Da Vinci Code" in record time. I started on a Friday evening and finished on a Sunday afternoon...which for me is quite fast for a novel.

All I can deduce from his works is that he hates Catholics.

I'm not a Catholic. And I definitely don't want to start an anti-Catholic thread. (Or even propose any anti-Catholic comments). There's a unique history to the men and women involved in the Church that doesn't necessarily mesh perfectly well with the tenets of the faith. (which is true of all denominations and religions, I understand.) I think Dan Brown is trying to explore that history in a fictionalized way. He may very well be anti-Catholic. I tend to think he's pushing the envelope into story-telling of some very sacred things. Which, as a Christian, I cringe at. As a writer, I applaud.