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July 14, 2006
Why Dan Brown Sucks
Nate explains that he doesn't have to explain why Dan Brown sucks because Language Log explains it in detail already.
Now, I haven't read The DaVinci Code, largely because paging through it briefly once or twice convinced me that doing so would make me want to kill myself. Or make my brain turn to applesauce and drip out my ears. Seriously. The fact that Dan Brown is a published and bestselling author gives me great hope for my own abilities to sell my work (well, that or it makes me want to give up on my writing altogether because if they like his stuff, they'll hate mine).
File under: Geekiness
Posted by Ealasaid at July 14, 2006 08:55 AM
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Actually, with horrid authors like Brown out there, I don't think you have too much to worry about - you'd do fine.
My first Dan Brown experience was "Digital Fortress" - it was so bad I couldn't even finish it. I thought that it would appeal to me (being a network security Geek) but his writing was horrible, the story mediocre, the details poorly researched and the book riddled with technical errors.
Now, given that this was one of his earlier books, I decided to borrow a copy of the DVC and give him another chance, hoping that his technique had become more refined. Again, I was disappointed - and again, I couldn't even finish the book.
I really can't fathom why the masses thronged the bookstores and purchased his poorly written tripe.
The only thing that I can think of is that the marketing hype and controversy pushed it undeservedly into the minds of the public I reckon that perhaps it's a real-life example of a meme at work...
Cheers,
Ted
Posted by: Ted at July 15, 2006 01:36 PM
all my friends think that they are so intelligent reading the DVC. they are praising the book but it seems like a book that would be put on a fourth grade summer book list. i couldnt even finish it, the book was so bad.
Posted by: john kelly at July 19, 2006 07:01 PM
I was forced to read angels and demons...it sucked hardcore, so i decided for my paper that id write a spoof. Here goes:
Detective Dawn was just an ordinary guy until one event changed him for the rest of his life…his chin job! No one could beat those dashing good looks of a pressed in chin. Working with his less intelligent sidekick chin, Egoknow Itall, to solve the mystery of the murdered president. Contacted by the leader of the CIA, Coolist, he was introduced into the white house and was given pleasures that no man could imagine… Top secret case files handled only by the president! Little known to him though, he had only few hours to save the entire planet. Can Dawn and his chin save the planet from the fate of doom??!?
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