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Sachin=GOD Newbie

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The Daily Telegraph rips apart Dan Brown:

Don’t make fun of renowned Dan Brown The snobs and critics will have a field day with the US author’s latest work – but I’m not joining in. Renowned author Dan Brown woke up in his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house – and immediately he felt angry. Most people would have thought that the 48-year-old man had no reason to be angry. After all, the famous writer had a new book coming out. But that was the problem. A new book meant an inevitable attack on the rich novelist by the wealthy wordsmith’s fiercest foes. The critics. Renowned author Dan Brown hated the critics. Ever since he had become one of the world’s top renowned authors they had made fun of him. They had mocked bestselling book The Da Vinci Code, successful novel Digital Fortress, popular tome Deception Point, money-spinning volume Angels & Demons and chart-topping work of narrative fiction The Lost Symbol. The critics said his writing was clumsy, ungrammatical, repetitive and repetitive. They said it was full of unnecessary tautology. They said his prose was swamped in a sea of mixed metaphors. For some reason they found something funny in sentences such as “His eyes went white, like a shark about to attack.” They even say my books are packed with banal and superfluous description, thought the 5ft 9in man. He particularly hated it when they said his imagery was nonsensical. It made his insect eyes flash like a rocket. Renowned author Dan Brown got out of his luxurious four-poster bed in his expensive $10 million house and paced the bedroom, using the feet located at the ends of his two legs to propel him forwards. He knew he shouldn’t care what a few jealous critics thought. His new book Inferno was coming out on Tuesday, and the 480-page hardback published by Doubleday with a recommended US retail price of $29.95 was sure to be a hit. Wasn’t it? I’ll call my agent, pondered the prosperous scribe. He reached for the telephone using one of his two hands. “Hello, this is renowned author Dan Brown,” spoke renowned author Dan Brown. “I want to talk to literary agent John Unconvincingname.” “Mr Unconvincingname, it’s renowned author Dan Brown,” told the voice at the other end of the line. Instantly the voice at the other end of the line was replaced by a different voice at the other end of the line. “Hello, it’s literary agent John Unconvincingname,” informed the new voice at the other end of the line. “Hello agent John, it’s client Dan,” commented the pecunious scribbler. “I’m worried about new book Inferno. I think critics are going to say it’s badly written.” The voice at the other end of the line gave a sigh, like a mighty oak toppling into a great river, or something else that didn’t sound like a sigh if you gave it a moment’s thought. “Who cares what the stupid critics say?” advised the literary agent. “They’re just snobs. You have millions of fans.” That’s true, mused the accomplished composer of thrillers that combined religion, high culture and conspiracy theories. His books were read by everyone from renowned politician President Obama to renowned musician Britney Spears. It was said that a copy of The Da Vinci Code had even found its way into the hands of renowned monarch the Queen. He was grateful for his good fortune, and gave thanks every night in his prayers to renowned deity God. “Think of all the money you’ve made,” recommended the literary agent. That was true too. The thriving ink-slinger’s wealth had allowed him to indulge his passion for great art. Among his proudest purchases were a specially commissioned landscape by acclaimed painter Vincent van Gogh and a signed first edition by revered scriptwriter William Shakespeare. Renowned author Dan Brown smiled, the ends of his mouth curving upwards in a physical expression of pleasure. He felt much better. If your books brought innocent delight to millions of readers, what did it matter whether you knew the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb? “Thanks, John,” he thanked. Then he put down the telephone and perambulated on foot to the desk behind which he habitually sat on a chair to write his famous books on an Apple iMac MD093B/A computer. New book Inferno, the latest in his celebrated series about fictional Harvard professor Robert Langdon, was inspired by top Italian poet Dante. It wouldn’t be the last in the lucrative sequence, either. He had all the sequels mapped out. The Mozart Acrostic. The Michelangelo Wordsearch. The Newton Sudoku. The 190lb adult male human being nodded his head to indicate satisfaction and returned to his bedroom by walking there. Still asleep in the luxurious four-poster bed of the expensive $10 million house was beautiful wife Mrs Brown. Renowned author Dan Brown gazed admiringly at the pulchritudinous brunette’s blonde tresses, flowing from her head like a stream but made from hair instead of water and without any fish in. She was as majestic as the finest sculpture by Caravaggio or the most coveted portrait by Rodin. I like the attractive woman, thought the successful man. Perhaps one day, inspired by beautiful wife Mrs Brown, he would move into romantic poetry, like market-leading British rhymester John Keats. That would be good, opined the talented person, and got back into the luxurious four-poster bed. He felt as happy as a man who has something to be happy about and is suitably happy about it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of-renowned-Dan-Brown.html :rofl: :rofl: this is the best review I have ever read.
Mariyam Grand Master

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has anyone read the idiot by fyodor dostoevsky?
Eunice D'Souze used to chair the Modern Russian literature appreciation society at Sassoon library. She would give us a week to a fortnight to read the novel, summarize it, analyze the characters in the story, list out the crucial turns/decision where the protagonists' choice(s) shaped the story etc. The sessions were a lot of fun. These were some of the books/novels that I've covered during her sessions. 1) Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) 2) The borthers Karamazov (Dostoevsky) 3) Humiliated and Insulted (Dostoevsky) 4) Anna Karenina (Tolstoy) 5) Letter to a Hindu ( a letter by Tolstoy) 6) War and Peace (Tolstoy) 7) Ivan the Fool ( short story- Tolstoy) 8) Eugene Onegin (Pushkin- prose) I've made copious notes from the 2 Dostoevsky novels listed above. Unfortunately, I missed the time she read and analyzed 'The Idiot'. However, i could be knowing people who sat for the reading of 'The Idiot' and could get my hands on the notes. If you inquire, you just may be able to join. They generally start in the 1st week of June. Its been on my 'to read' list for a long time.
FischerTal Experienced

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Eunice D'Souze used to chair the Modern Russian literature appreciation society at Sassoon library. She would give us a week to a fortnight to read the novel, summarize it, analyze the characters in the story, list out the crucial turns/decision where the protagonists' choice(s) shaped the story etc. The sessions were a lot of fun. These were some of the books/novels that I've covered during her sessions. 1) Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) 2) The borthers Karamazov (Dostoevsky) 3) Humiliated and Insulted (Dostoevsky) 4) Anna Karenina (Tolstoy) 5) Letter to a Hindu ( a letter by Tolstoy) 6) War and Peace (Tolstoy) 7) Ivan the Fool ( short story- Tolstoy) 8) Eugene Onegin (Pushkin- prose) I've made copious notes from the 2 Dostoevsky novels listed above. Unfortunately, I missed the time she read and analyzed 'The Idiot'. However, i could be knowing people who sat for the reading of 'The Idiot' and could get my hands on the notes. If you inquire, you just may be able to join. They generally start in the 1st week of June. Its been on my 'to read' list for a long time.
:--D thank you mariyam ji :two_thumbs_up:
PriyankaSR Newbie

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Currently reading Dan Brown's Inferno. Seems interesting.
It's predictable . To he honest, it's kind of disappointing. There are minor variations but then again, predictable. I don't think Brown will ever write anything as captivating as Deception Point or Angels & Demons again. Those two books were gems. :((
Sachin=GOD Newbie

Sachin=GOD

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It's predictable . To he honest' date=' it's kind of disappointing. There are minor variations but then again, predictable. I don't think Brown will ever write anything as captivating as Deception Point or Angels & Demons again. Those two books were gems. :(([/quote'] as I said earlier, he has now become an airport writer so the quality has gone down considerably.
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