Deception Point
Dan Brown, 2001
Mystery, thriller & crime Contemporary fictionScience fiction
A NASA discovery, a White House analyst, and a conspiracy that turns evidence into a weapon.
Feels like serenity. About society.
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The word for bear hides inside the names of both poles.
In my mind, the men and women of NASA are history’s modern pioneers. They attempt the impossible, accept failure, and then back to the drawing board while the rest of us stand back and criticize. Dan Brown.Deception Point appeared in 2001, two years before The Da Vinci Code; it became a bestseller only after Brown's later novel turned his backlist into a phenomenon.
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- What is Deception Point like?
- Feels like serenity. About society.
- What should I read after Deception Point?
- If you liked Deception Point, try World Without End (Ken Follett), Prodigy (Marie Lu) and The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave).
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Hunger frightens a child more than hellfire does.
Gwenda knew that Jesus was telling her not to sin, or she would be tortured by demons; but humans frightened her more than demons. If she failed to steal Sir Gerald’s purse, she would be whipped by her father. Worse, there would be nothing for the family to eat but soup made with acorns. She and Philemon would be hungry for weeks on end. Ma’s breasts would dry up, and the new baby would die, as the last two had. Pa would disappear for days, and come back with nothing for the pot but a scrawny heron or a couple of squirrels. Being hungry was worse than being whipped—it hurt longer.
World Without End · Ken Follett
How a tragedy hides inside an ordinary Tuesday.
This is the terrible thing about a tragedy. It isn’t with you every minute. You forget it, and then you remember it again.
The Last Thing He Told Me · Laura Dave
A marriage priced like a contract, and what time does to the balance.
When I married Jacques I understood it as an exchange. My youth and beauty for his wealth. Over the years, as is the way with this particular kind of contract, my worth only diminished as his increased.
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