Angels & Demons (2nd post)

"Langdon felt a sudden chill realizing that he was about to see a dead body. His stomach had never been particularly stalwart. It was a weakness he'd discovered in as an art student when the teacher informed the class that Leonardo da Vinci had gained his expertise in the human form by exhuming corpses and dissecting their musculature." (27)

This quote grabbed me right when I read it due to the insight we get from it. Brown’s writing gives you such an insight into Robert Langdon’s life; I love how he does that. It in cooperates history and personal ticks, which both are still puzzling topics today. Just his reaction caught me, and I think partially because the story includes tidbits about the character, like what kind of classes he took while he was in college; it’s so interesting to me, personally. Art, history, and psychology are so intertwined, and it shows in this book. I love that Brown incorporates these and explains his character’s thoughts instead of just moving on to the next event. In addition to that, the language that Brown uses I like because it makes me learn uncommon words, for instance stalwart. I’m not going to hear that everyday listening to the news, reading magazine articles, or in everyday conversations. Coming into this book I briefly knew what happened in the last book that brown had written except from the movie; so I know a little of Langdon. Dan Brown, so far, has made this a very interesting read. This is Langdon before The Da Vinci Code. How they will adapt it to the silver screen only time will time, but good luck to them. I can’t wait to see the collaboration of Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, and Dan Brown for this production!