So I think I'm safe in assuming that everyone knows about this book.
The plot is as follows: Robert Langdon, a professor at Harvard University is called in to assist in a murder where the vicitim has been branded 'Illuminati' and then starts a ride that takes him and a very smart Italian named Vetra to Vatican City and all around Rome solving clues to find the forgotten meeting place of this secret society. Chuck in a bunch of Cardinals on the verge of deciding the new Pope and you have a very fast paced thriller novel.
My feelings on this book are very mixed. I love the history and architecture and science that he weaves into this incredible storyline, he always makes me want to see these things for myself, whilst still keeping it relevant and up to date. The pacing of this novel is also fantastic and I found it very difficult to put down until I got to the final chapters and this is where my mixed feelings come in, and the same thing happened with Da Vinci Code, I find he ruins it with some unbelievable ending. I can believe that Robert langdon solves the clues, I can believe that there will always be corrupt people in the church, but jumping out of helicopters I don't think so. I feel that maybe Mr Brown should take a step back and think I am I going to far with this story line and if he did I think the answer he would find would be 'yes'.
Overall Mark out of 10: 8
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