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The Da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

Series: Robert Langdon (2)

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I first bought this book because of all the furor it raged within the church. I am a practising Catholic that is willing to read about anything for or against the church, because I believe my faith needs to be educated and challenge.

But spirituality aside, I just like to read and so I bought it just to see what the fuss was all about.

In a book such as this, it was intriguing and engaging enough to make me wonder what were facts and what were made up. I stopped several times through out the book to check up historical facts of what was written in the book, going so far as to look at the prints of "The Last Supper" and finding out more about the texts of Mary Magdalene.

However, there are some inconsistencies in the book (such as one pointed out elsewhere, how could a dying man waste so much time writing up a clue?!) and there were many parts of the book that just didn't flow.

For a book that created that much fuss and was eventually incorporated into a movie, I find it just pretty average. I would have given it a 2 star, but for the fact that it made me curious enough to do some research... it is great that it made me question what was real and what was not so there's the 3rd star for making me work ^_^ ( )
1 vote anivyl | Nov 7, 2009 |
It wasn't that great. The hype was over-publicized. Below average. ( )
  Anagarika | Nov 3, 2009 |
Disappointing reworking of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail with a disproportionate weight on description but little characterization. The caricatures of Catholics and the implicit message that Christianity is a depraved lunacy worries me. ( )
  TheoClarke | Oct 29, 2009 |
I've read quite a few books in my lifetime that have offended me as a Christian, but none as poorly-written and inexplicably popular as The Da Vinci Code. I recommend it to anyone who wants to be informed about the hype, but if you're looking for a good novel on its own merit, skip it. ( )
1 vote krysbrezinski | Oct 29, 2009 |
Well, now I know why so many people hated the movie. The book's ending is much more satisfying (and sensical). In case you missed all the hubbub, this is about a search for the Holy Grail, which is not a cup, but rather a dark secret of the Christian church. The evidence supporting this claim was largely suspect: the history was mostly inaccurate, and the symbology and mathematics was usually either misinterpreted or arbitrarily designated. Still, it was a fun ride and inspired me to look up several of the paintings and buildings described in the story. (Anything that makes me think or learn wins bonus points.) While I don't think it lived up to the hype - I was prepared for it to be far more blasphemous and insulting - it made for a good bit of light fiction. ( )
1 vote melydia | Oct 28, 2009 |
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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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Dedication
For Blythe... again. More than ever.
First words
Robert Langdon awoke slowly.
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Canonical titleThe Da Vinci Code
Original publication date2003-03-18
SeriesRobert Langdon (2)
People/CharactersRobert Langdon, Sophie Neveu, Sir Leigh Teabing, Silas, Bishop Aringarosa
Important placesParis, France, London, England, UK, Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland
Awards and honorsBritish Book Award (Book of the Year, 2005), Waterstones top 25 books of the last 25 years (2007, No 5), Book Sense Book of the Year (2004.9 | Adult Fiction Winner, 2004), New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 2003), Whitcoulls top 100, 2008 (7)
DedicationFor Blythe... again. More than ever.
First wordsRobert Langdon awoke slowly.
Last words(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
BlurbersDeMille, Nelson, Cussler, Clive, Coben, Harlan, Crais, Robert, Flynn, Vince
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