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Loading... The DaVinci Code (original 2003; edition 2003)by Dan Brown
Work detailsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (2003)
Great book !! My first dan book that i read...!!! (  ) shofichoudhury | May 3, 2013 |  Great book !! My first dan book that i read...!!! ( ) shofichoudhury | May 3, 2013 | The Da Vinci Code is a fantastic book written by Dan Brown. It is the second book in a awe inspiring trilogy. The plot is exciting and fast paced. After reading The Da Vinci Code I am excited to read the next book in the series The Lost Symbol. The Da Vinci Code follows the writer and symbologist Robert Langdon as he goes on a wild chase from the french police with an old friend and a woman whom he just encountered. They run from place to place then illegally fly to london. All to break one immensely complicated code written by a man who Robert Langdon is accused of killing. While trying to avoid one secret society that is also trying to break the code. br13roru | May 2, 2013 | I will begin this review with the complete disclosure that I'm a culty Roman Catholic. And I thought this book was fascinating. The plot twists and turns that came from obscure historical facts and the multiple layers of meaning behind the religious symbols and artifacts were positively amazing. Pieces of this novel are completely accurate, and pieces of it are stretched pretty far. I give this story a 2-star rating (reluctantly) because the of the cheap ass ending. Had Dan Brown kept the same excitement and intrigue going to the end, this would have been an exponentially better book, but it felt like he just didn't know how to end it, and the crap he slapped on there negated the whole purpose of the book. I can't figure out why this book is even a book. And the time I wasted reading it? Next time Dan Brown should just write a textbook. (  ) frozenplums | May 2, 2013 | Terrible book - badly written, Didn't get past the first 20 pages. (  ) SChant | Apr 27, 2013 |
 Brown's writing is not just bad; it is staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly, almost ingeniously bad. In some passages scarcely a word or phrase seems to have been carefully selected or compared with alternatives  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. Den Braun u svom trileru Da Vinčijev kod, kreativno kombinuje mnogobrojne istorijske reference (Da Vinči, Templari, sveti Graal) sa fikcijom. Protagonista romana je, kao i u prethodnom bestseleru Anđeli i demoni harvardski profesor Robert Lengdon . Kada pariska policija otkrije njegovo ime sakriveno u šifrovanoj poruci pronađenoj pored tela ubijenog kustosa Luvra, on postaje njihov glavni osumnjičeni za brutalno ubistvo. Jedina osoba koja veruje u njegovu nevinost je francuski kriptolog, Sofi Nevu, koja mu pomaže da pobegne. Bežeći od policije pokušavaju da dešifruju misterioznu poruku i dolaze do zapanjujućeg zaključka. Ključ za rešenje je sakriven u Da Vinčijevim delima, svima vidljiv, istovremeno dobro sakriven. Put im se ukršta sa vekovima starim tajnim društvom, čiji je član bio pokojni kustos, ali i Da Vinči, Isak Njutn, Botičeli, Igo, kao i sa kontroverznim ogrankom Katoličke crkve. Ukoliko Robert i Sofi ne uspeju da dešifruju kod na vreme, drevna tajna, kao i velika istorijska istina, biće zauvek izgubljena. Is contained inIs parodied inIs replied to inBreaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone's Asking by Darrell L. Bock Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constan by Bart D. Ehrman The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code by Carl E. Olson De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction of The Da Vinci Code by Amy Welborn Was inspired byHas as a reference guide/companion
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A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning secret of the ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and history itself. Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. --Jeremy Pugh
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When an elderly Louvre museum curator is murdered, with a baffling cipher found next to his body, a symbologist and a French cryptologist try to solve a secret disguised by Da Vinci. They must decipher the puzzle and its link to a secret society, or an explosive ancient truth will be lost forever.… (more)
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