Totally. I'm amazed at how such a sharp, well-articulated and probably well-read american could never have been exposed to someone pronouncing Louvre correctly or at least not enough to have it stick. I loved this little part though - it really conveys verisimilitude to this excellent review.
I saw angels and demons as well as his davinci code each for 50p in fine condition awhile back and bought them. I read allot of reviews ( people love him and hate him ) on both books and allot seemed to think Angels n Demons was a better book so I read that first. It was good. Didn't blow me away but it was a page turner. The davinci code I'll get round to later this year as I have so many books to read.
wow , this vid came to my recommendation I don't know why, anyways I don't read AT ALL, but way back in 2004 my ex gf had got this book, and i was like a book without pictures ;) nah.. just kiddin, I started reading and after a few pages i was gripped, told my gf to leave and started the book at around 6 pm in the evening, I was just not able to stop reading it, and presto it was around 8 am the next morning, and I was almost done 70% of the book, called up my boss, told him I'm sick, and then slept till about 2 pm, got up , got fresh and finished the book by 7sh, same stuff happened with Angels and Demons, in some years. Those were the last books i have read , and its been 16 years now. Damn, it was fun, (with the ex ;) , sorry the book :)
I became interested in reading due to quarantine. I'm a 17 year old teenager and english is just my second language will i have a hard time reading and understanding it?
Great review. I look forward to reading my 50p superb condition charity shop paperback copy :) Saw it when it came out but was put off by the religious aspect to it but now I'm older and wiser..lol...better to dive in after I've read the ten books inline to read before it. Or maybe it will jump the queue! Once read I'll be back to discuss. Peace
@@theloveofreading3563 I'm halfway through " The Bazaar of bad dreams " short story's collection by King, and very much enjoying them. Once read I shall dive into Fear Nothing then Dan Browns Da Vinci code. I will be back with my musings :)
@@theloveofreading3563 I spoke too soon man...have about six story's left and its OK nothing more. Nothing scary or original so far. Well written as always but feels phoned in...nightshift and skeleton crew were allot better.
@@theloveofreading3563 Finished it and awarded it a 6/10 slightly above average collection minus some forgettable tales, two dreadful poems and a baseball story... Standouts for me were summer thunder, Obits and easily the best and creepiest tale out of the lot, Bad little kid. The fireworks short is often praised in this book as is Ur. Both I found to be OK but forgettable. I'm also sure I've seen you mention that Revival didn't impress you...personally that and 11.22.63 are easily his finest work this century. That said I've still quite a few to read that may change that opinion namely Liseys story sat on my book shelf...waiting. I'm 100 pages in on Koontz's Fear Nothing..and its starting to pick up although a few times I've almost given up on it. Thoughts to come.
Spoilers ahead concerning Fear Nothing. Wow...where do I start with this book... Having read Intensity last week ( a superb Koontz novel from start to finish ) after 20odd years of not reading anything by him I happened across your wonderfully presented reviews including Fear nothing. As always if I'm spending my money I look upon many reviews before making a choice. Out of the many reviews of Koontz best 10-20 books I came across next to nobody mentioned fear nothing, ( for good reason ) apart from you. So..after reading Intensity ( published in 95 two years before fear nothing ) I figured you had found a gem in Fear Nothing and then I saw it for £3.50 hardback in a 2nd hand bookshop so I bought it. And what a waste of my time n money it turned out to be! Lol :) Starts off OK. Interesting idea with his condition XP ( Which could have gone so much further, but didn't ) then dovetails when Koontz adapts the writing style of Lovecraft/Poe for many descriptive pages after he mentions Lovecraft on page 44...he did this in Intensity mentioning Silence of the Lambs and Intensity really is an ode to Thomas Harris. Here though in fear nothing it just irritated me as I'm not a fan of Lovecraft/Poe's writing style...ideas yes prose no. Thankfully he didn't continue for the rest of the book like that but reverted back to his 1st person accounting. I'm not a huge fan of 1st person perspectives I much prefer 3rd person. If I were you I'd start mentioning that in your reviews. More info is never bad. Some authors n books I can handle in 1st person because the story and characters are so well written unlike this novel which was all over the place. Some of the main characters were terribly written caricatures bordering on childish scribbles. Take his beach buddy surfer Bobby...the nonsense he came out with was embarrassing to read. Trying to be cool while shooting monkeys! Lol really terrible character. The main character escapes the burning house after finding Angela dead then soon enough he's at Bobby's chatting about waves... The big black guy Roosevelt Frost who just so happens to talk to animals!?! Lol The fight scene at the end against the monkeys was absolutely dire. Such a shame as in parts Koontz writing shines through but this felt childish and all over the place compared to Intensity. That said..you enjoyed it and others might too. :) Easily the worst Koontz novel I've ever read 2/10. Angels and Demons plus the davinci code ( my next to read ) will surely wash the stench Koontz's effort has left on me. :)
My 2nd favourite novel, 1st is angels and demons, the prequel to the da vinci code. The audiobooks are not as good, the films are nowhere near as good as the books. Great review 👍
Angels and Demons isn't a prequel, as it was released before Da Vinci Code was even a thought on Dan Brown's mind. All his Robert Langdon novels, even though they share the same universe, are not related at all storywise. That's why you could start reading from Origin and going backwards all the way to Angels and Demons or whatever order you want. The stories aren't related, just share the same universe. It's like an anthology.
@Umamaheswari G u just can start with any book 1st.. each book has unique storyline..they are not related..but they have one character in common. That is Robert langton(fictional character)
Brown writes a good story, undeniably. The problem comes when people think of him as some kind of Tom Clancy of the religious and symbolic world - on that side of things his writing is poorly researched, he just makes stuff up - which is totally fine in fiction, but when people think the historical context is accurate (the whole grail bloodline thing) and just the story that's made up, you get some weird stuff.
Dan Brown got a lot of his ideas from and was influenced by a 1982 nonfiction book, "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" by Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent and a third co author, whose name escapes me.
@@theloveofreading3563 I actually tried to read holy blood holy grail 😂but it was really boring didn't you think so? I read most of it but not without yawning a lot
love the review but as a northern European your pronunciation of Louvre killed me
Totally. I'm amazed at how such a sharp, well-articulated and probably well-read american could never have been exposed to someone pronouncing Louvre correctly or at least not enough to have it stick. I loved this little part though - it really conveys verisimilitude to this excellent review.
maybe its just hard for him to say it
I do totally agree with you after I read inferno Dan brown became my favorite writer next book I'm gonna buy to read is the davinci code
I can't wait to Read "The Da Vinci Code" Book, Before watching a Movie Called "The Da Vinci Code".
Im reading it its sooo good after i finish this im gonna read angels and demons and then inferno
my favourite adult book.i love it
Awesome review, thank you for posting. I'll be reading this book asap.
I saw angels and demons as well as his davinci code each for 50p in fine condition awhile back and bought them.
I read allot of reviews ( people love him and hate him ) on both books and allot seemed to think Angels n Demons was a better book so I read that first.
It was good. Didn't blow me away but it was a page turner.
The davinci code I'll get round to later this year as I have so many books to read.
Really great review! I watched the film today but I'm planning to read the book now
The book is moooore better that the movie
What's the movie name ???
@@mahdiahmadi6406 "The DaVinci Code" (2006) starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno.
That's a great and passionate video. Talk about an endorsement!
Thanks i will now order it on amazon and read it
wow , this vid came to my recommendation I don't know why, anyways I don't read AT ALL, but way back in 2004 my ex gf had got this book, and i was like a book without pictures ;) nah..
just kiddin, I started reading and after a few pages i was gripped, told my gf to leave and started the book at around 6 pm in the evening, I was just not able to stop reading it, and presto it was around 8 am the next morning, and I was almost done 70% of the book, called up my boss, told him I'm sick, and then slept till about 2 pm, got up , got fresh and finished the book by 7sh, same stuff happened with Angels and Demons, in some years. Those were the last books i have read , and its been 16 years now. Damn, it was fun, (with the ex ;) , sorry the book :)
You make me obsess to read that
Can I read ' the da Vinci code ' without reading Dan Brown's previous book
Yes.
Thanks a lot!
I recommend the John Oliver review (has spoilers).
Is this book some how related to the lost symbol?
I became interested in reading due to quarantine. I'm a 17 year old teenager and english is just my second language will i have a hard time reading and understanding it?
What is your first language?
I so agree. This book is awesome! I couldn't put it down.
Thanks for the review! I will order a copy for sure
Would you recommend this book to a newbie in books?
I would let you know after reading it...
@vinayvm3284 you're a bit late but i appreciate it none the less😭
@@mrwan5348 how is the book.? is it worth reading.?
Very interesting.
Great review.
I look forward to reading my 50p superb condition charity shop paperback copy :)
Saw it when it came out but was put off by the religious aspect to it but now I'm older and wiser..lol...better to dive in after I've read the ten books inline to read before it.
Or maybe it will jump the queue!
Once read I'll be back to discuss.
Peace
@@theloveofreading3563 I'm halfway through " The Bazaar of bad dreams " short story's collection by King, and very much enjoying them. Once read I shall dive into Fear Nothing then Dan Browns Da Vinci code.
I will be back with my musings :)
@@theloveofreading3563 I spoke too soon man...have about six story's left and its OK nothing more.
Nothing scary or original so far. Well written as always but feels phoned in...nightshift and skeleton crew were allot better.
@@theloveofreading3563 Finished it and awarded it a 6/10 slightly above average collection minus some forgettable tales, two dreadful poems and a baseball story...
Standouts for me were summer thunder, Obits and easily the best and creepiest tale out of the lot, Bad little kid.
The fireworks short is often praised in this book as is Ur. Both I found to be OK but forgettable.
I'm also sure I've seen you mention that Revival didn't impress you...personally that and 11.22.63 are easily his finest work this century.
That said I've still quite a few to read that may change that opinion namely Liseys story sat on my book shelf...waiting.
I'm 100 pages in on Koontz's Fear Nothing..and its starting to pick up although a few times I've almost given up on it. Thoughts to come.
my favourite novel
Should i read it?
@@whydoyouneedmyname6007yes!, give it a chance
@@lisa-hv7vb is it the same as the movie, cuz i watched the movie about that holy grail n stuff
@@whydoyouneedmyname6007 i haven't watched the movie yet, but some people think the book version is better it contains more detailed information
@@lisa-hv7vb but is it the holy grain, Jesus and stuff tell me
Spoilers ahead concerning Fear Nothing.
Wow...where do I start with this book...
Having read Intensity last week ( a superb Koontz novel from start to finish ) after 20odd years of not reading anything by him I happened across your wonderfully presented reviews including Fear nothing.
As always if I'm spending my money I look upon many reviews before making a choice.
Out of the many reviews of Koontz best 10-20 books I came across next to nobody mentioned fear nothing, ( for good reason ) apart from you.
So..after reading Intensity ( published in 95 two years before fear nothing ) I figured you had found a gem in Fear Nothing and then I saw it for £3.50 hardback in a 2nd hand bookshop so I bought it.
And what a waste of my time n money it turned out to be! Lol :)
Starts off OK. Interesting idea with his condition XP ( Which could have gone so much further, but didn't ) then dovetails when Koontz adapts the writing style of Lovecraft/Poe for many descriptive pages after he mentions Lovecraft on page 44...he did this in Intensity mentioning Silence of the Lambs and Intensity really is an ode to Thomas Harris.
Here though in fear nothing it just irritated me as I'm not a fan of Lovecraft/Poe's writing style...ideas yes prose no.
Thankfully he didn't continue for the rest of the book like that but reverted back to his 1st person accounting.
I'm not a huge fan of 1st person perspectives I much prefer 3rd person. If I were you I'd start mentioning that in your reviews. More info is never bad.
Some authors n books I can handle in 1st person because the story and characters are so well written unlike this novel which was all over the place.
Some of the main characters were terribly written caricatures bordering on childish scribbles.
Take his beach buddy surfer Bobby...the nonsense he came out with was embarrassing to read.
Trying to be cool while shooting monkeys! Lol really terrible character.
The main character escapes the burning house after finding Angela dead then soon enough he's at Bobby's chatting about waves...
The big black guy Roosevelt Frost who just so happens to talk to animals!?! Lol
The fight scene at the end against the monkeys was absolutely dire.
Such a shame as in parts Koontz writing shines through but this felt childish and all over the place compared to Intensity.
That said..you enjoyed it and others might too. :)
Easily the worst Koontz novel I've ever read 2/10.
Angels and Demons plus the davinci code ( my next to read ) will surely wash the stench Koontz's effort has left on me.
:)
u so great at reviewing thank u
I’m in grade 7 but have a grade 12 reading level should I read it
Not if you want to maintain your grade 12 reading level.
THe Luvore museum? Other than that great review!
I speak french and I thought we pronounce like tjis in english😂😂
Are their several parts of this book? Or is this the one and only book?
@@theloveofreading3563 thank you😊
Very helpful
It is a good book, as long as you don't take it seriously in real life
thanks for the video
I have the book 📚📖 and I've seen the movie 🍿🎥 ! Blessings and Hugs 💖💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓!
oh hey sheldon!
Is this book sacred for Christian's?
urghh the way you said Louvre.
I have that same shirt lol
What is the genre of this book?
Mystery suspense.
My 2nd favourite novel, 1st is angels and demons, the prequel to the da vinci code. The audiobooks are not as good, the films are nowhere near as good as the books. Great review 👍
Angels and Demons isn't a prequel, as it was released before Da Vinci Code was even a thought on Dan Brown's mind. All his Robert Langdon novels, even though they share the same universe, are not related at all storywise. That's why you could start reading from Origin and going backwards all the way to Angels and Demons or whatever order you want. The stories aren't related, just share the same universe. It's like an anthology.
@Umamaheswari G u just can start with any book 1st.. each book has unique storyline..they are not related..but they have one character in common. That is Robert langton(fictional character)
My mouse trap
Marry me. Wow... did I just say that? My bad >_
Brown writes a good story, undeniably. The problem comes when people think of him as some kind of Tom Clancy of the religious and symbolic world - on that side of things his writing is poorly researched, he just makes stuff up - which is totally fine in fiction, but when people think the historical context is accurate (the whole grail bloodline thing) and just the story that's made up, you get some weird stuff.
Dan Brown got a lot of his ideas from and was influenced by a 1982 nonfiction book, "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" by Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent and a third co author, whose name escapes me.
It's absolute balderdash and in no way similar to that other heap of tripe, Holy Blood and Holy Grail.
I have the book, but it is very old and dusty.It is not the same as yours.
a breat book
Dan Brown plagiarized from "Holy Blood, Holy Grail".....Dan Brown is a Charlatan
Your opinion is irrelevant
But he did mention the book, and he also said that it wasn't used for his research
@@theloveofreading3563 I actually tried to read holy blood holy grail 😂but it was really boring didn't you think so?
I read most of it but not without yawning a lot
what BS
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Garbage book. Dan Brown somehow manages to mangle every single sentence.
Geminis undone GET A GRIP WITH THAT COMMENT!!!!. THAT COMMENT IS PROBABLY LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL BOOK!!!!!. FFS.
Who needs VIAGRA!! When u can just ask this youtuber on how and why he gets sooo hard over this book!!!!.