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This imagery is also applicable to “Strivers Row.” The literary acrobatics that Kevin Baker exhibits make the novel a lively and meaningful conclusion to his widely acclaimed “City of Fire” trilogy...
...bestsellers go, Dan Brown’s interesting novel is a no-brainer. As of last week, it has returned to the number one spot for hardcover fiction after an incredible 157 weeks on the list. A copyright/plagiarism lawsuit and a star-powered movie adaptation are now conspiring to keep the book awash in the media spotlight...
...skeptical. Last summer, I had read Brown’s earlier novel, “Deception Point,” which is decently entertaining but profoundly unremarkable. The sophomore effort features plenty of shadowy government officials, unbelievable technology, and pretzel-shaped plot twists, but the book is standard fare...
Brown certainly does not help matters with his terse preface reassuring me that “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate...
...truth of da vinci code” online because I was no longer sure what was real and what was not. That creeping feeling of doubt is precisely what separates Brown’s blockbuster from other puzzle-based thrillers. And it is what makes the novel such a satisfying read...