Sunday, January 17, 2010

Symbolic words

Acclaimed novelist Dan Brown, the creator of Robert Langdon and the extremely popular series featuring the symbolgist, is not the most original of writers. Each of his stories are different but the basic plot and how it unfolds is sadly unoriginal. He has been acquited of plagiarism charges, but in reality he does plagiarize - from himself!

Krish Ashok, a writer armed with only his sense of humor and writing skills, gives us the latest Robert Langdon story. Read the entire post, it is worth it, especially if you have read previous books by Dan Brown.

The premise is not too promising, but the payoff is brilliant!
Robert Langdon has a crush on Lady Gaga but does not have the courage to friend her on Facebook. Will he eventually do it or will mysterious circumstances beyond his control thwart him? Will a global online conspiracy threaten the foundations of human society as we know it?
If you enjoyed that, you should look at the original article that inspired it - a positively brilliant and humorous breakdown of the appallingly horrid grammar and syntax of Brown's The Da Vinci Code.

And yes, the first sentence of this post is a "tribute" to Dan Brown's trademark opening lines.

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