Dan Brown

No1newts · 16 Nov 2013 at 21:04

GreasyDiablo88 said:
Can you recommend any good, non Dan Brown thrillers instead??

John Le Carre
Frederick Forsyth
Jeffrey Deaver
Ian Flemming

I've also heard good things about Lee Child, Steig Larson and Richard Stark but I haven't got round to picking them up yet.

The above are all light years beyond Brown, he's a decent enough writer but he's not special by any measure.

GreasyDiablo88 · 16 Nov 2013 at 21:06

No1newts said:
John Le Carre
Frederick Forsyth
Jeffrey Deaver
Ian Flemming

I've also heard good things about Lee Child, Steig Larson and Richard Stark but I haven't got round to picking them up yet.

The above are all light years beyond Brown, he's a decent enough writer but he's not special by any measure.

Thank you very much mate. I'll keep my eye out for their work

No1newts · 16 Nov 2013 at 21:21

Jeffrey Deaver was especially enjoyable (IMO) he's the chap who wrote Bone Collector (made into a popular film with Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie)

GreasyDiablo88 · 16 Nov 2013 at 21:23

I remember it being advertised a while back. Good movie?

No1newts · 16 Nov 2013 at 21:32

Good movie. I would recommend the book over the film, much more layered and interesting than the film.

GreasyDiablo88 · 16 Nov 2013 at 21:37

I'll download the film now just to bridge the gap til I get my hands on the book

Edinho · 17 Nov 2013 at 01:45

Dan Brown is pretty much to thrillers what those dumb 'sex' novels are that all in vogue at the moment. It's a read but thats about it. Reading it as a work of literature is like reading The Sun and calling it a newspaper.

Malevolence · 17 Nov 2013 at 07:12

GreasyDiablo88 said:
I didn't really want to waste time reading a book if the majority thinks it's no good

Whether or not you like a particular movie, song or book is subjective, so why bother what other people think? Indulge yourself and make up your own mind.

GreasyDiablo88 · 17 Nov 2013 at 17:29

No doubt at some point I will just pick a book up and read it for the hell of it regardless of peoples opinions

Scuzi · 17 Nov 2013 at 18:07

GreasyDiablo88 said:
No doubt at some point I will just pick a book up and read it for the hell of it regardless of peoples opinions

That's the best way to do it. If you enjoy it then job done!

GreasyDiablo88 · 17 Nov 2013 at 18:39

Scuzi said:
That's the best way to do it. If you enjoy it then job done!

But if not.... Ball ache haha

ivrytwr3 · 17 Nov 2013 at 19:34

His books have made him rich, so someone somewhere has enjoyed his stuff.

I really enjoyed everything bar the 2 latest which were ok (inferno and solomon key?) so much so after reading the Davinci Code i read the rest of his stuff in a week.

I would try the Code and Angels and Demons and if you like them, give the others a try - there aren't many.

GreasyDiablo88 · 17 Nov 2013 at 20:02

I'll pick one up to read over Christmas when I've got some time on my hands