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Author: Dan Brown
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Deception Point Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416524809
ISBN: 1416524800
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 752
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416524809
ISBN: 1416524800
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 752
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket
Editorial Review of Deception Point
When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election. To verify the authenticity of the find, the White House calls upon the skills of intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland, Rachel travels to the Arctic and uncovers the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery -- a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the president, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.
Customer Reviews of Deception Point
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Has Some High Points But ....
Review: I enjoy thrillers generally and am willing to suspend belief when it comes to works of fiction, so some of the things that other reviewers mentioned about some of the reaches did not bother me that much, but some did.
This book started off very well. The first few pages had me hooked, and had to finish off. The story went well for awhile but started to tail off. I found the anciallary charactors actually more enjoyable than the main ones, with one of the scientists being particularly good alebit a bit cliche. The main charactors by and large did not "grab me" as much. The television personality was good, the senator's daughter okay (started off strong then tailed), the senator and his aid never was enamored of, the President was okay.
The book did let me down though as the action really progressed - in other words when the scientists make some further discoverys. Just a tad bit over the top. Do not want to play spoiler on this, but will leave it as that there was too much extreme things happening at convienent times with mother nature. Just a bit forced overall and some gaps in the flow of the story to me. I liked the idea and some places alot, others not so much.
Overall it was okay reading, good for plane flights, but I would recommend Brown's other books more. There there are general parallels in some plot points with the Da Vinci Code, I found the Da Vinci Code more enjoyable in terms of the writing and charactors.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not as good as his others
Review: This is my least favorite Dan Brown book, but still a decent story. I was a little bored with the paragraphs of imagery and found myself skimming to the action at times.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: One of my favorite thrillers!
Review: I was already a fan of Dan Brown's from The Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons, two books I absolutely loved & devoured. I don't think I have ever read books as fast as I read those two. They are brilliant. Deception Point has the same fast-paced style that keeps you turning the pages incredibly fast. Structure-wise, I like how Dan Brown uses short chapters to make the pace feel even quicker.
Like many of you, after reading those two books I immediately sought out anything else written by Dan Brown. Once an author grabs you, you want more of what they have to offer. Deception Point is an excellent thriller in every way. It kept me riveted the whole way through. Not only does it have Dan Brown's trademark excellent research, but it also has wonderful character development & engaging relationships between the main characters. They seem like real people, and you care about them. I honestly did not want this book to end. It has twists and turns, and kept me guessing the whole way through. The story itself is utterly fascinating, a very clever thriller that is fantastic but also has enough to ground it to make it believable. A truly excellent read, highly recommended.
Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Don't be deceived into thinking this is a good read
Review: After the first few pages, I should have known right off that Dan Brown still has that bigoted, narrow minded chip on his shoulder when an obvious Bill Clinton-type smarmy presidential candidate is labeled as a Republican. Because in Dan Brown world anybody remotedly conservative, or religious, is bad,bad bad bad and every liberal is good. Well I guess there is a reason this is under fiction!
Very convuluted....preachy and pretty much boring....the book started sounding like Charlie Brown's teachers...wah wah wah wah wah.... If you LOVE Dan Brown, you might like this -- and as is typical of all his novels, make sure you have a heavy, heavy dose of suspending your disbelief (and that's just in the first few pages)!! Not worth buying, but maybe checking out at the library....only if you're on a desserted island and there's nothin' else to do..
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Its to twisted!
Review: Like others already wrote, i enjoyed the beginning of the book. I have read "the Swarm" and this reminded me a little of that great book. I got excited cause I thought this will be great. Unfortunately it cannot compete with "the Swarm" in any way because things just get too crazy, there are too many twists.
Everything is just confusing. I didnt enjoy this book as much as i have enjoyed Angels and Demon.
If you really want a phantastic read with lots of knowledge and a great plot then read "The Swarm" by Frank Schaetzing. Its an amazing book.
Review Summary: Has Some High Points But ....
Review: I enjoy thrillers generally and am willing to suspend belief when it comes to works of fiction, so some of the things that other reviewers mentioned about some of the reaches did not bother me that much, but some did.
This book started off very well. The first few pages had me hooked, and had to finish off. The story went well for awhile but started to tail off. I found the anciallary charactors actually more enjoyable than the main ones, with one of the scientists being particularly good alebit a bit cliche. The main charactors by and large did not "grab me" as much. The television personality was good, the senator's daughter okay (started off strong then tailed), the senator and his aid never was enamored of, the President was okay.
The book did let me down though as the action really progressed - in other words when the scientists make some further discoverys. Just a tad bit over the top. Do not want to play spoiler on this, but will leave it as that there was too much extreme things happening at convienent times with mother nature. Just a bit forced overall and some gaps in the flow of the story to me. I liked the idea and some places alot, others not so much.
Overall it was okay reading, good for plane flights, but I would recommend Brown's other books more. There there are general parallels in some plot points with the Da Vinci Code, I found the Da Vinci Code more enjoyable in terms of the writing and charactors.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not as good as his others
Review: This is my least favorite Dan Brown book, but still a decent story. I was a little bored with the paragraphs of imagery and found myself skimming to the action at times.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: One of my favorite thrillers!
Review: I was already a fan of Dan Brown's from The Da Vinci Code & Angels and Demons, two books I absolutely loved & devoured. I don't think I have ever read books as fast as I read those two. They are brilliant. Deception Point has the same fast-paced style that keeps you turning the pages incredibly fast. Structure-wise, I like how Dan Brown uses short chapters to make the pace feel even quicker.
Like many of you, after reading those two books I immediately sought out anything else written by Dan Brown. Once an author grabs you, you want more of what they have to offer. Deception Point is an excellent thriller in every way. It kept me riveted the whole way through. Not only does it have Dan Brown's trademark excellent research, but it also has wonderful character development & engaging relationships between the main characters. They seem like real people, and you care about them. I honestly did not want this book to end. It has twists and turns, and kept me guessing the whole way through. The story itself is utterly fascinating, a very clever thriller that is fantastic but also has enough to ground it to make it believable. A truly excellent read, highly recommended.
Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Don't be deceived into thinking this is a good read
Review: After the first few pages, I should have known right off that Dan Brown still has that bigoted, narrow minded chip on his shoulder when an obvious Bill Clinton-type smarmy presidential candidate is labeled as a Republican. Because in Dan Brown world anybody remotedly conservative, or religious, is bad,bad bad bad and every liberal is good. Well I guess there is a reason this is under fiction!
Very convuluted....preachy and pretty much boring....the book started sounding like Charlie Brown's teachers...wah wah wah wah wah.... If you LOVE Dan Brown, you might like this -- and as is typical of all his novels, make sure you have a heavy, heavy dose of suspending your disbelief (and that's just in the first few pages)!! Not worth buying, but maybe checking out at the library....only if you're on a desserted island and there's nothin' else to do..
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Its to twisted!
Review: Like others already wrote, i enjoyed the beginning of the book. I have read "the Swarm" and this reminded me a little of that great book. I got excited cause I thought this will be great. Unfortunately it cannot compete with "the Swarm" in any way because things just get too crazy, there are too many twists.
Everything is just confusing. I didnt enjoy this book as much as i have enjoyed Angels and Demon.
If you really want a phantastic read with lots of knowledge and a great plot then read "The Swarm" by Frank Schaetzing. Its an amazing book.