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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An action-packed, puzzle-solving, treasure-hunting advenure any 10-year-old would love, I couldn't put it down - it was like being a kid again for an evening. (  )1   Moomin_Mama | Jan 5, 2010 |  A clever thriller, but lacking the pyrotechnic ending that characterized his previous three books. It is interesting that this was chosen to be the first of his works to reach the screen, despite the fact that it is less cinematic than its predecessors, both in terms of pyrotechnics and the lack of any real "payoff" at the end. (  ) hankreardon | Dec 30, 2009 | Sequel to Angels and Demons, another adventure by Harvard symboligist Robert Langdon. This time, murder in the Louvre leads the main character down a trail in search of the Holy Grail. Secret societies such as the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei complicate things as Langdon, accompanied by the murder victim’s daughter elude French police and attempt to both find and protect the secrets of the grail from all, even the Vatican. Brown is a decent writer with a flair for drama and cliffhangers. Taking a decent bit of research and twisting it into a conspiracy thriller is perfect in this day and age and he knows how to manipulate the New York Times best seller crowd. The perversion of that research to make more cliffhangers at times is very tedious. Dividing the book into 100+ chapters of an average of 6 pages length has to go. Another novel made for Hollywood. The infallibility of the main characters is infuriating. The abundance of plots twists and revelations is interesting at first, but by the end is underwhelming. Not the great book that everyone seems to think. More of an airplane-pass-the-time-page-turner type of thing. I can’t really see myself re-reading this. loafhunter13 | Dec 28, 2009 | My belated foray into the world of conspiracy theories combined with ancient gnostic heresies. If one temporarily suspends any shred of rational thought, the book is enjoyable. Otherwise it is difficult to see how it was taken so seriously. Rapid Rating: Only read this is you are in a position of leadership that requires you to be on top of what popular culture is trying to pass off as theology. www.comingstobrazil.com (  ) brazilnut72 | Dec 27, 2009 | Starts out with equal measures of the absurd and the ingenious. Then quickly jettisons the latter and wallows in the former. (  )2 jburlinson | Dec 18, 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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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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