Deception Point

My pasion for Dan Brown's books started when I was in the 8th grade and I read "Angels and Demons". I was impressed of his way of writing, so he became one of my favourite authors.

"Deception Point" is one of that books that worth reading, not only for its amazing story, but also for some life lessons that it offers.

The story beggins when a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object burried deep in the Arctic ice. The floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory - a victory with prodound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election.To verify its authenticity, the White House calls upon Rachel Sexton's skills of intelligence analyst. She travels to Arctic accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic scholar Michael Tolland (spoiler alert: here it comes a love story).

There, they uncover the unthinkable: evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before she can warn the President, Rachel and Michael are ambushed by a deadly team of assassins. Fleeing for their lives across a desolate and lethal landscape, their only hope for survival is to discover who is behind this masterful plot. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all.

The thing about Dan Brown's books is that you think you can anticipate the end but, in fact, you cannot. Keep in mind: nothing is what it seems.

Flowers for Algernon

   What can I say... I have't read such a good book before. 

   First of all, who is Algernon? Well, Algernon is a little white mouse, like those that are used for experiments. It's intelligence was raised, of course, because of an experiment. But it isn't the main character. That's Charlie.

   Charlie is a retarded man in his mid-thirteens. He barely knew how to read and write, and his life experience was null. He was cleaning toilets and carrying goods at a bakery. He had always wanted a thing in his life: intelligence. A miracle happens and one day, after a difficult surgery (like the one that was made on Algernon), his life was getting better... or not. Charlie's IQ became higher and higher, but despite this, he was a terrible person. He became selfish and arrogant. He considered him superior and when it came about love... he was worse than a teenager. 

   To be honest, I didn't like the book first. Maybe it was it's cover (because yes, I often use this criterion of judging), maybe the idea of it, or even the first pages. But I wanted to finish it and magic happened and I'm in love with this book and yes, I've amost cried when I finished it last night. I think that everyone who consideres him a "good reader" should read it, because it really worths. This Sci-Fi story will make you see the world, the people ... different. You can feel pity and anger in the same time. Just, give it a try.

Okay, this post sucks. It's 00:30 and yes, it looked better in my mind.