It contained just the right amount of action and plot, even if the multiple plots were slightly disorienting at times. This is a short review, but there isn’t much to say about Deception Point other than that I enjoyed it a deal more than I expected to.

It was strange to me to read a novel so heavily focused on science after reading so many religiously inclined novels from his repertoire. Otherwise, it was a solid attempt at a science-fiction novel that seems to have worked well in Brown’s favour. There were moments of obscurity in the plot, particularly in terms of the glaringly obvious science fiction scenes. I felt as though the protagonists were clearly marked out and the storyline was, for the most part, obvious. For once he provided a plot I could easily follow, something that wasn’t convoluted or tenuous. Of course, something goes wrong with the discovery and a whole mess of scandals and secrets are uncovered in the process.Īlthough I’m still not a huge fan of Dan Brown’s writing style, what he writes about is actually decent. Both of their campaigns involve NASA in some way: where the Senator believes NASA is wasting taxpayer money, the President is ready to tell the world about a new scientific discovery that will change everyone’s minds about the competency of NASA. In short, it centres around a political standoff between the President of the United States and a Senator who’s gearing up to become the next President. I’m a sucker for a space plot, so this was right up my alley. I picked it up on a whim while reorganising my bookshelf and, before I realised it, I was 50 pages in and ready to continue. Deception Point surprised me in its ability to captivate me immediately. They’re the types of books most people would glance over and set aside, purchased simply because the name Dan Brown was plastered on the spine.

The other two books that are on my radar – Deception Point and Digital Fortress – aren’t as popular, nor are they ‘blockbuster’ books. More than anything, Dan Brown is known more for his Robert Langdon series than for anything else. Deception Point was one of those books that I didn’t have high hopes for.

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