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As a reader I follow many different styles of writing, but some of my favorite authors are Tucker Max and Dan Brown. These are two of my favorite writers for very different reasons. Both Tucker Max’s I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code have been on the New York Times Best Seller List. As you can probably tell from the titles these books are very different. Tucker Max’s writings are very funny and usually extremely entertaining. While Dan Brown’s writing is more mysterious and keeps you guessing until the end. Although being very different Brown and Max’s books do have an underlying similarity in that both are very controversial, and since we Americans like controversy both have also been made into movies. The Da Vinci Code has received criticism from many Catholics because of its claims that Jesus had children and its search for the Holy Grail. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell has also received criticism for its controversial content about women and drinking.

Personally I take both authors books for what they are meant to be, which is funny, interesting, and entertaining. Whereas I think people that oppose these writing either have not read them and are basing their information off of other sources, or are simply going with what other people believe. Either way I think both of these books are great reads or movies, as I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell just went to theaters last weekend, for anyone who might be interested.