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My 16 year old wanted to listen to an audiobook when we went to Ohio last month. We listened to it for about 2 hours & didn‘t get back to it, I of course had to finish it. It‘s been a while since I‘ve read a Dan Brown book. I love the combination of different parts of history & art history (symbology was always my favorite part of art history). It was a decent listen but it is also a reminder of how far technology has come since this book was

Trying out the tv series. #booktoscreen

Boring. 😴 I almost DNF several times. This is a stroll through Renaissance art in Florence, Venice and the mixture of art and culture in Istanbul. All disguised as a rather slow chase of Robert Langdon by unknown pursuers. Brown even takes time to mention two ugly sculptures in the Boboli Gardens through which a lengthy portion of the chase ran. I love art and art history but yeah...Plus, a great deal about Dante and his Divine Comedy.
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What are your weekend reads?

Finished The Secret of Secrets (Robert Langdon 6), my 8th @authordanbrown novel.
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Book Lovers Day read is Origin
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— Наука каже мені, що Бог мусить існувати. Мій розум каже, що я ніколи не зрозумію Бога. А серце каже, що я й не повинна розуміти. (Вітторія Ветро)

“Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to.” (Vittoria Vetra)

«Немає нічого прихованого, що не стане явним»

«Nothing is hidden that will not be made known»

Caveat: I am NOT a literary snob.

Okay, I am a tincy-wincy bit of a literary snob. But Dan Brown is a hill I'm willing to die on. Yes, this is utter tosh at the final analysis. And yes, Brown's writing style can be screamingly irritating at times.

But oh boy, is this ever a fun read! You kinda know what you're gonna get, but I devoured this in 2 or 3 breathless gulps & knew for an instance pure entertainment. Utter tosh still, but whatever!

6 days out of 7, I eat healthily. Then, on the 7th, I treat myself to a dirty takeaway, full of fat & MSG, and I try to feel guilty, but I can't because it tasted SO good. This is similar to how I feel about ditching Literature (with a big L) and having me a little Dan Brown time. Sorry, not sorry.