i read it, it was 5 years or so before DaVinci. Even though it has a very different theme in that it is less "physical" it is essentially the same story. I'm not gonna come down on Dan Brown for that because well, he is a seriously accomplished author. He found a particular system that worked and then ran with it. Nobody can fault the man for that.
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For sure. One of my very favorite authors Clive Cussler is kind of the same way. Even when he changes up the characters, it is still the same MO. I think the same can probably be said for James Patterson as well though I think he mostly uses ghost writers these days.
James Patterson in hella-rich and yes, he does the same thing. I suppose an author that specializes in a certain type of story telling it is a bit much to ask them to deviate from that. Only Stephen King can swith around and he has been at it for 50 years.
Indeed, I really need to read a Stephen King book at some point in my life. I am sorry to say I haven't dug into any of this work. I think I would need to start with something not scary if he has anything like that. Have you read any books by James Rollins? I also really enjoy Stephen Lawhead.
Now they're going to release Shining sequel: Doctor Sleep. I haven't read the novel yet!
I saw that. I haven't read or seen The Shinning at all.