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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 2003 (  )  katiemertz | Nov 20, 2009 |  Very good. (  )1  | ini_ya | Nov 20, 2009 | Yes, I read it, and yes, I liked it. (  )1 ccavaleri | Nov 19, 2009 | Some books have to be read because they are canon, and there are others which must be engaged for the simple, solitary reason that one will be pestered to death by their friends, family members and a multitude of outright strangers until they have done so. The Da Vinci Code, a cheap, popular, and ultimately predictable thriller, is, of course, one of the most famous contemporary examples of the latter group. While it may be utterly expendable, it is, at the same time, more enjoyable than I would like to admit when taken at face value. (  )1 BGP | Nov 19, 2009 | This book will entertaining you the entire time. Keeping the reader interactive with the mystery the entire time, Brown finds a way to intertwine the plot with side stories in a way that doesn't confuse the reader one bit. If you like a good mystery and thrill, this book is definitely for you. The chase after a myth that some say still is unknown is full of adventure, clever syntax and diction, and brilliant character development. The characters of this book are all very multi-dimensional and have a lot more to them than you think. 2 billsrage55 | Nov 13, 2009 | 
 Whenever I read a 454 page book in one sitting, it's probably a safe bet for me to think that other people will like the book. Not that my criteria for excellence necessarily matches that of the literary masses -- but the words "breakout thriller" certainly apply here. Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is going to make publishing history. Trust me. There are already tables at the local Barnes & Nobles featuring books about the Freemasons, biographies of Leonardo Da Vinci, guidebooks to the Louvre and Renaissance art, all centered around Brown's book. And the book has been out less than two weeks. The word for ''The Da Vinci Code'' is a rare invertible palindrome. Rotated 180 degrees on a horizontal axis so that it is upside down, it denotes the maternal essence that is sometimes linked to the sport of soccer. Read right side up, it concisely conveys the kind of extreme enthusiasm with which this riddle-filled, code-breaking, exhilaratingly brainy thriller can be recommended. That word is wow.  The story occasionally strains credibility early on. How could a dying man, one wonders, have time to write out intricate mind puzzles even if as Sophie explains, her grandfather "entertained himself as a young man by creating anagrams of famous works of art." Fortunately, Brown's pacing doesn't leave too much time for questions. From the explosive start to the explosive finish, The Da Vinci Code is one satisfying thriller. I see movie rights being sold already. Pick this one up on a long flight home and you'll never know where the time went.
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