Comments on: Angels and Demons http://www.ryananddebi.com/2006/06/28/new-review-angels-and-demons/ Public journal, travelogue, book reviews, and other stuff... (mostly written by Ryan) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:16:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ryan http://www.ryananddebi.com/2006/06/28/new-review-angels-and-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 ryan Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:56:29 +0000 http://genesoc.com/blog1/?p=832#comment-1141 Good point. There are clearly some flaws in the thinking of the actors, which reflects a drawn out plot by Langdon that necessitated some illogical thinking. I would have done the same - just shoot the assassin and be done with it, injuring him enough that he isn't going to be able to get away. And do it before he sees you. But the story necessitated a final confrontation, so Brown did what he had to do. As for the helicopter escape, no argument there. Brown did a rather pathetic job setting that up (the brief scene at the research institute with people sky diving in a wind tunnel), but the set up and resolution were far from satisfactory. Thanks for the comments. I commiserate with you - the book sucks you in but is not entirely satisfactory... Good point. There are clearly some flaws in the thinking of the actors, which reflects a drawn out plot by Langdon that necessitated some illogical thinking. I would have done the same - just shoot the assassin and be done with it, injuring him enough that he isn’t going to be able to get away. And do it before he sees you. But the story necessitated a final confrontation, so Brown did what he had to do.

As for the helicopter escape, no argument there. Brown did a rather pathetic job setting that up (the brief scene at the research institute with people sky diving in a wind tunnel), but the set up and resolution were far from satisfactory.

Thanks for the comments. I commiserate with you - the book sucks you in but is not entirely satisfactory…

]]> By: John Mutka http://www.ryananddebi.com/2006/06/28/new-review-angels-and-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 John Mutka Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:52:31 +0000 http://genesoc.com/blog1/?p=832#comment-1140 It does suck you in, but for someone supposedly very intelligent, Landgon does some incredibly stupid things. I would have immediately shot the assasin by the pool, not mortally, but enough to keep him from doing any damage and thus save the cardinal. Instead he plays Marquise of Queensbury with a brutal murderer, then somehow pulls a rabbit out of a hat to avoid drowning. Also, his escape from the helicopter was beyond ridiculous. I would have tossed the book at this point had I not come so far. It does suck you in, but for someone supposedly very intelligent, Landgon does some incredibly stupid things. I would have immediately shot the assasin by the pool, not mortally, but enough to keep him from doing any damage and thus save the cardinal. Instead he plays Marquise of Queensbury with a brutal murderer, then somehow pulls a rabbit out of a hat to avoid drowning.

Also, his escape from the helicopter was beyond ridiculous. I would have tossed the book at this point had I not come so far.

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