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Loading... The Da Vinci Code (original 2003; edition 2009)by Dan Brown
Work detailsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (2003)
Recommended by: Best-seller, the DM when I worked at Waldenbooks (  )  Snukes | Jun 14, 2013 |  Robert Langdon helps the granddaughter of the Louvre's curator solve her grandfather's murder and the mystery that surrounds his death. As the two are chased by the police and the Priory of Sion, they must solve the mystery of a cryptic clue left by the curator and its relationship to Da Vinci and his painting of "The Last Supper". Like its predecessor, this book explores history and the reality of Christianity. Though based on pseudo-historical theories and some historical inaccuracies, the book does try to ask the "what if" question of not only if Jesus was human and had human descendants but also the reality of the "real" grail. Also, I would recommend the book over the movie since it explains more of Sophie's background and goes deeper into her story. I would recommend this book for any fans of the mystery/thriller genre and for Christians, though I would ask people to keep an open mind (I'm not asking you to believe everything you read in the book, but to keep an open mind so that you can enjoy the novel). This novel is also good because it showcases the fact that there are a lot of books hypothetically written by Jesus' disciples and friends that aren't in the Bible (some of which might have really been written by them); a fact that not a lot of people, especially Christians, realize. (  ) deepikasd | Jun 11, 2013 | The Da Vinci Code is an imaginative thriller that explores vast conspiracy theories linking to Jesus Christ and the catholic church through Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings. The book is captivating and its a definite page turner; you cannot put this book down. Robert Langdon the main protagonist is an intellectual professor and is an interesting person to have as the main character as he solves different codes and puzzles throughout the book. I strongly recommend anyone who likes a good book to read this because it is one of my all time favourites. kjadwat98 | Jun 10, 2013 | Listened to this in 2006 I think, when the movie was coming out. Don't remember the reader, but he did a great job. The book however, I'm half-hearted about. Felt like it was a sensationalist (and deluded) documentary film hiding behind a novel, especially whenever the British guy and Langdon would gushing over the gospels of "blah, blah, blah" and how they somehow a more reliable history of Jesus than the eyewitnesses. (  ) Garrett_Lee | Jun 3, 2013 | The subject matter is great, though not original to Brown. The puzzles are occasionally clever. The mystery is interesting if inexplicably revealed in the middle of the book. But the prose is horrid. Some of the worst published writing I've ever read. Every sentence is clunky. His vocabulary is repetitive and uninspired. The plot is ludicrous. (Hat's off to a plucky museum curator and all he was able to accomplish with a bullet in the gut!) His characters are thin as paper and almost as transparent. He often forgets he told you things he just told you and so tells you again in the EXACT SAME WORDS. Dan Brown is the consummate anti-stylist. He is almost artful in his unartfulness. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to read to the end. Why? I cannot say. But there's no doubt The Da Vinci Code is a page turner. I'm sure the 100 chapters, all ending in cliffhangers, has something to do with it. Perhaps that's Dan Brown's secret. A particularly horrible passage doesn't have time to sink in before you've turned the page and are on to the next. In summary: 1) The Da Vinci Code is a horrible book. 2) I want to read more Dan Brown. Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. ( )1  dgmillo | Jun 2, 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
(retrieved from Amazon Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:45:32 -0500)
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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