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mattmaroon on Nov 6, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Michael Crichton has passed away

Dan Brown's writing is just atrocious. It's hacky, stilted and cliche. His dialogue is ridiculous, and he uses it to expose everything.

I wrote better fiction in third grade.

Tichy on Nov 7, 2008 [–]

Maybe I missed out on that, because I read a borrowed copy in German translation.

I found it amusing that De Vinci Code manages to attract so many fans, by using the simplest, oldest puzzles ever. I mean making those old puzzles appear cutting edge was an achievement.

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