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My Top Ten: Total Fiction- Ten

No. 10. Robert Langdon Series by Dan Brown

            Okay, first of all, do not unsubscribe, I am not anti literature. This may have even be higher, but the criticism made me doubt myself and I read it again. But, I still loved it. The justification will be made, do not worry. 

            Plot- This is a plot based novel, so the best thing should be plot, and it is! The plot is really a cliffhanger after every five chapters. That is fine by me. An almost perfect man, a girl with extra ordinary instincts to help him, a vicious villain and a theory on a sensitive topic. That is his formula and it works just fine when I read it. Not very much while analyzing. The people who criticize him for taking up the theories available on internet, never mention the name of the book with such a thorough research and even a mediocre language. So I searched and found none. 

            Characters- This is where it gets tricky. The characters, to be honest aren't much relatable. But, as I said, these are plot based novels and thus, it does not really matter. Even then, Dan Brown finds surprizing consistency in the characters. The character never does anything he/she was told as not doing. And thus, it is a neatly fabricated set of characters.

            Conclusion- Yes, there could have been improvements with characters. Yes, he could have taken a new formula after first novel, but the quality cannot be denied. The experience while reading is all that counts and this is where Dan Brown excels. So, it manages it's way into my top ten.
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