28. (opinion on Angels and Demons by Dan Brown)

I found Angels and Demons to be a really good read. I almost found it hard to stop reading because there were so many plot twists and little puzzles all within the one big mystery.  One of the reasons I liked this book was the little facts that were placed all throughout the book.  As much as it is at heart a mystery, I enjoyed learning about Rome and CERN and architects who worked for the Vatican.  I thought the book was very well-written and I liked all of the main characters (aside from the assassin, of course).  I thought that the characters were well-established, and in almost all cases, layer after layer of the character's personality was revealed as the story wore on.  There were also many instances in which a character's behaviour was rationalized using a flashback to the character's childhood.  As much as I am admittedly a bit of a flashback fan, I thought that this was a very effective way to evolve a character, and it was masterfully executed by the author.  The ambigrams were really interesting, too.  Overall, I thought the book was well-written and exciting, and while it is controversial, I still lobby that it is a very good book, and I would recommend it to anyone who has yet to read it.