I don't think I'll stop being blown away by Dan Brown's Robert Langdon series. I read The Da Vinci Code when I was in high school and really enjoyed it and of course I was out of order but in my defense I had no idea that Brown had other books out. I was defiantly intrigued even at the beginning of Angels and Demons, the imagery and how Brown is able to create a tantalizing story is amazing. Even though I had seen the movie only a couple of years ago I still went in with an open mind with the exception of Robert Langdon not looking like Tom Hanks but I can forgive that since the book does come first. The book was nothing like the movie and yet it was everything like the movie. At times I could see parts of the movie in my head but then there were those characters that you never saw or heard of in the movie and the ending of the book so unique and sad that there would have been no way a movie could pull it off. 
 As a fan of the historical fiction and mystery Angels and Demons push the standard up higher than I thought possible for a writer but Dan Brown has created a masterpiece of deception and twists and turns that leave your jaw on the floor and going "WHAT?!". While I understand this book is not for everyone I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys religious mysticism, conspiracies, or just a good mystery. I for one know that I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.