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Summary: Great entertainment, really bad theology
Review: First, the good news: this is a really enjoyable book to read. I found it to be so much fun that I read the whole thing in less than twenty hours (including breaks for sleeping and meals). If you're looking for some light, entertaining suspense, you won't be disappointed.If, however, you're interested in questions about theology, biblical criticism, and the like -- read with caution! This novel might as well be subtitled "Literary Adventures of the Jesus Seminar." You'd do well to read Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ" as a companion volume, and you'd do even better to read "Jesus under Fire," edited by J.P. Moreland and M. Wilkins, before and after picking up this novel.
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Summary: Academic Entertainment of the Highest Degree
Review: If you are at all interested in anything from Medeval/Modern Philosophy, Religious Works, Mysticism, Symbology. Anything that deals with the search for the truth this will be of interest. A mysterious murder occures in Paris. The clues are intense and well researches. The murder victim lays out a set of clues to what has happened. Which only leads to more and more things shrouded in mystery of an ancient society. Why was this society created? Why has it lasted so long? Why were Leonardo Da Vinci, Sir Issac Newton, Botcilli, and other famous intellectuals invloved in it? The answers will keep you interested way past when you get to the end of the book. This is a must have for anyone who enjoys the intracies of life and things that we have taken as true.
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Summary: Ryan
Review: This book was recomended to me by my sister because she liked it so much. I read it and I have to say I feel the same way. It was a great mystery with so much historical reference it was amazing. I couldn't help but think how incredible smart Dan Brown must be to know this. I suggest this book to almost anyway. The only down fall was the the end seemed to drag on a little too long, but none the less a great read.
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Summary: WOW! Talk about impossible to put down!!!
Review: Suspense/thriller is not my normal genre. I generally prefer historical fiction, but with all the buzz surrounding The DaVinci Code, I Had topick it up for a test read. That was on a Friday night. By Sunday morning, I had gotten only a handful of hours' sleep, had neglected all weekend chores except doing laundy (easily done while reading) and was finished with this incredible thrill ride! It opens with a murder in the Louvre, and the experts have been called in. Needless to say, sparks fly between them,much as the sparks fly throughout Europe as you fly through the pages of The DaVinci Code. The search for the Sacred Feminine, the Knights Templar, even the Freemasons all take a place in this outstanding novel. Better not start reading this until Friday. You won't be back in the real world all weekend. Trust me. Buy this, read it and be prepared to pass it along, it seems as though eveyone loves The DaVinci Code. Follow it up with Angels & Demons for another thrill ride. Have fun!!
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Summary: Next to John Grisham, Dan Brown is the Best!
Review: I'm not one for reading many different authors. I usually only read books by John Grisham, but I received The Da Vinci Code for Christmas. The book captures your attention right from the start. The story line is great and it really makes you think. Unlike what others say, the book kept my attention the whole time, I literally couldn't put the book down. I spent an 11 hour marathon reading the book to it's end just to find out what happens. After the book I found myself researching the topic and joining online groups about the subjects listed in the story line.
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Summary: minor blasphemy
Review: After the to do about this book, I expected worse. The basic story is that after all the guardians of the Grail secret are killed, Robert, the hero of Angels and Demons, and the granddaughter of the grand master team up to discover who killed the men and why. Through mathematical and etymological codes and clues the arrive at the truth about the murders and encounter the legend that Mary Magdalene was both Christ's wife and the mother of His child and would have lead the church had Peter not protested. Granted, the novel on a fictional level is deftly written and contains plenty of action and adventure. Those who have compared it to a romantic novel must have a stereotypical view of romance novels, for it has only a hint of that. Historically and theologically, it is replete with errors, and not just regarding the relationship between Mary and Christ. A good lawyer could demolish that allegation in ten seconds. Or less. Those who feel that this book threatens the church must have a low opinion of Christ's true bride. The true church, as noted by Lewis, is a thing to make demons tremble, and not as gullible as the mobsters of the historic Piece of the Action episode of Trek.
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Summary: Entertaining plot, but that's about it.
Review: If you're looking for a fast, easy, entertaining read, this book's for you. If you are looking for substance, characterization and plain ole good writing, it's not.
I don't know what Dan Brown was trying to accomplish but I felt as if I was reading an Encyclopedia Brown book.
Honestly, that's how the chapters ended, each with a fantastical cliffhanger that hampered the book's credibility.
Good plot, is all I can say.
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Summary: Great Read But Runs Out of Steam
Review: Fun book, great read. So good in beginning that the last third is a bit of a let down.
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Summary: Good Read But ..........................
Review: Dan Brown has written a popular book which is a provocative and entertaining piece of FICTION. My major concern is that many readers will accept Mr. Brown's research as 'impeccable' and will accept his major premises about 'the historical Jesus', the Knights Templar, etc. as 'truth' [a dangerous term to use in today's postmodern world]. If readers are encouraged to engage in further research about the controversial subjects addressed in Mr. Brown's fictional novel, then indeed Mr. Brown has provided an excellent launching point for intellectual growth. If, however, readers accept Mr. Brown's major plot premises as factual, proven history beyond dispute, then Mr. Brown owes his reading community an apology for inaccurate and inadequate research for his novel. Hopefully, many will accept this book for what it is -- a fictional piece of literature. In that sense, this book is entertaining and interesting. And if it causes readers to research more about the subjects addressed, then it will have served a noble purpose.
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Summary: The Satisfaction Code: Reader Enjoyment
Review: Dan Brown's, The Da Vinci Code, is great fun, a real page turner and, in the course being entertaining it stimulates the reader to investigate a number of subjects that he might never have considered. Lighten-up, all of you literary critics, Dan Brown isn't Tolstoy, Proust, or Dickens; and I don't think he intends to be. Compare him with Ludlum, Cussler, or maybe better yet, Irving Wallace; remember The Word?
So have fun, spend a week-end curled up with this book, and if it stimulates your interest in Leonardo, Templar Knights, or the Holy Grail so be it. If Harry Potter, can get kids to read again, maybe Da Vinci can do the same for adults.
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