Angels and Demons

By: Dan Brown

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization, the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth, the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.

©2000 Dan Brown (P)2004 Simon & Schuster, Inc., AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Divison, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Brown's tale is laced with twists and shocks that keep the reader wired right up to the last revelation." (Publishers Weekly)

A good read, very entertaining.

Would you listen to Angels and Demons again? Why?

No need to listen again, moving on to the next book in this series.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the story line and it's realistic ties to Christianity as well as historic and current life.

What does Richard Poe bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Poe does a great job of keeping is voice in character while switching quickly between characters. His voice is natural and believable not overly dramatic. I enjoyed his narration and would look for other books he's done.

Any additional comments?

At some points the author was a little too descriptive and I felt it would drag a bit. This was nothing that would keep me from reading his books in the future. In fact I'm on to the next in this series.

Wow!!! Amazing plot development and adrenaline rush

I enjoyed the Hollywood production of Davinci Code as a movie, so I thought I'd try the whole series in Audible. Angels and Demons was riveting. I'm now committed to completing the whole series here before watching any more movies.

Great book

Great book! Listened to it during my work commute. Great narrator voice, had me very intrigued. Highly recommended!

there is a reason the popular books are popular

I hadn't seen the movie but wow the twists and turns in this book REALLY got me. The moments of action and the quick wit of the hero make a really entertaining read.

Excellent presentation of an awkward story.

Dan built this novel from some interesting perspectives. Pretty "WASP"-y in general design, but fulfills also the requisite ex-discipleism and theory of conspiracy wrought in his most popular tomes. I could loosely avow myself a fan, yet in the way that I am a fan of corned beef and cabbage. Overall, a pretty decent adventure book with some humanitarian and scientific overtures, some romance and lust, heroism, and external as well as internal conflict. The characters are in keeping with the idealistic trend of its novel era, and the settings are clearly chosen with regard to personal and physical research abroad. It warrants consideration for being among the short list of popular novelists at Dan's peak time of publishing. In tune, happy listening.
---Mik

Great book 100%

This book is a 100% better than the movie.. I think if you read it or in this case listen to it you would be enlightened at the detail that the movie didn't cover.

Not bad overall

Good book to keep awake on a long drive.

Somewhat “overacting” narration though.

Overall, worth the listen.

Exciting narration

I had already seen the movie and this was quite different. Richard Poe did a great job as narrator. It kept my attention the entire time.

Wonderful Book, but..

Thrilling and mysterious story. Exciting all the way through.

What I had an issue with, or rather many, was the narration. Thr narrator seemed to have difficulties choosing voices/dialects/accents when speaking in character. He also seemed to confuse dialogue with description a couple of times. While not the end of the world, it was somewhat annoying at times. What I really hated, and I mean hated, was the fact that he read the entire book without seemingly drinking any water. I could hear he lick the inside of his mouth between words. I heard loud sounds of saliva and the process of swallowing it. As a person with misophonia, this is absolutely horrible to listen to.

Intriguing Puzzle

I started Angles and Deamons many years ago, right before the movie came out, but got busy and didn't finish it. The book was an intriguing puzzle and a fun listen. I wasn't a huge fan of Poe's narration. There just seemed to be something missing there for me, but it didn't detract from the story too much.

If you're a fan of puzzle/riddle books, this is a pretty good one.