Angels And Demons Analysis

The two novels, Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and The Hound of the Baskervilles by sir Arthur Conan Doyle are very similar as they both possess mysterious and deceitful themes. These two novels can be compared as they both have murder mysteries that lead on to bigger things with detectives on the case. They have interesting similarities and differences but also go hand in hand so that they can be compared, this is why these two novels have been chosen to be compared.

Angels and Demons written by Dan Brown was influenced quite a bit by his childhood. Dan Brown often starts off with a traumatizing scene and then he will base the entire plot on that scene. He often goes back and forth in time during the narration to give the reader a complete
You learn more about the characters individually bit by bit this way and it is also more interesting as it ties you to each character in it's own unique way. Most of the characters used arent very stereotyped besides Robert Langdon, he comes across as too cool and egotistical at times and how he got the girl in the end of the novel however The Hound of the Baskervilles can also show relations to stereotypes for example Watson pushing himself to the limit in front of Holmes because he looks up to him, give it that stereotypical fanboy effect but in general he is a unique
At times the flow doesn’t feel too good and things feel too forced or predictable. This book can be quite repetitive as we find murders quite a couple times that were basically killed in the same way and also it tracks back to old clues and findings so often and reminds you of what is going on or what happened quite a few times. The sentences don’t really change when leading up to something. The writing is quite descriptive so it does do a good job at putting you into the story which can be quite fun, it's the type of novel you want to know what happens next (when it's not predictable) and cannot put down until you find out.

The Hound of the Baskervilles follows chronological order whilst Angels and Demons likes to flashback to make sure the reader has a good understanding of the book. Both books don’t follow a linear path as with the mystery and crime behind it you often come across different leads on a case and need to follow up on that. In the end the main threat is dealt with but other things are needed to be done along the way. Dan Brown varies narration quite a bit from third person to first person compared to Doyle even though he does do it, he just has Watson as a narrator so he is used for most of the