The Da Vinci Code

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Summary: Fantastic for all the wrong reasons...
Review: This book was the worst! I laughed out loud the whole way through. Dan Brown treats you like a moron so you feel like a genius when you solve the riddles before his world famous (but not very bright) experts do.

Two page chapters! Ridiculous dialogue!

If you've never before heard the theory that the bible might not have been written by God Himself, never used a library search engine, and never been outside of your home town, then this is a book of challenging ideas and exotic landscapes.

I admit it - I loved reading this book - but it's not getting any more stars from me!

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Summary: Pastor who loved the book
Review: When I read the DaVinci Code, I literally couldn't put it down. I stayed up half the night so that I could finish reading it. I thought it was incredibly well written, suspenseful, and intriguing. I don't normally read much fiction, but there was such a buzz going around about this book that I decided to pick it up, and it was well worth it.

Dan Brown has brought in many controversial things about Christianity in this book, and I noticed it's getting blasted for those in other reviews. Here's my deal...Dan Brown created a very interesting FICTIONAL book. It isn't truth...it is fiction. The catholic church has had throughout it's history a lot of power, and throughout it's history it has misused it's power and created cover-ups. So, I think that this makes it an obvious target to create a fictional story like this one around that concept.

If you're looking for a quick read that's fast paced, and suspenseful, then pick up this book. But don't read it if you can't handle seperating fact from fiction in a fictional book.

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Summary: The New Philosophy
Review: This book is a wonderful book for people of all ages to read. It will open your eyes to a new way of thinking. I believe it will change your life if you follow these rules closely and are prepared for your life to be better.

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Summary: Fun Read
Review: Just finished "The DaVinci Code." It was fun for what it was - a romp through history. However, if you're interested in rollicking reads based on Grail lore, try Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum." As I read "The DaVinci Code" I kept in thinking that it was a dumbed-down version of Eco's book. The parallels are interesting; Paris, Knights Templer, Sofia . . .

That said, Brown's book is a fun read. If you're new to Grail lore it's a pleasant introduction. If you're a humourless hyper-Christian, stay away.

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Summary: reply to the christian guy who complained
Review: Dear complaining christian,
I, myself, am a christian-baptist; by choice. Letting you know this, I have read this book and I sooooo disagree with you. This book is awesome and just as controversial as Jesus himself. I like the book and before you go throwing it or your Bible at anyone else (being a fundie and all...), try having a COMPLETELY open mind before walking into such items as The Da Vinci Code. People, if you really want to read this book from a unbiased standpoint, clear your mind of all things faith and look at it impartially, for it is one of the greatest books ever written; next to The Giver by Lois Lowry.

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Summary: The DaVinci Code
Review: I loved this book. I could not put it down. I read many online reviews and cannot believe people are getting caught up in the fact that it's not all based on fact, etc. This book is FICTION!
There are many things BASED on facts, but it's FICTION! Enjoy it for what it is and you're in for a wonderful read! I was hoping the ending would not disapoint me and I was thrilled that it didn't. It's a must read for those who love to read for the enjoyment of it.

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Summary: Rivetting!
Review: I am not a great novel reader, but I found Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code un-put-downable, if there is such a word! If you are about to set out on a long-haul plane joirney, buy this - the flight will pass in no time!
Not only does Dan provide a very entertaining story and believable development of characters, but the information he offers on ciphers and symbols in art will mean that I will never look at a masterpiece in the same way again.
Dan Brown - a true master of intrigue!
P.S. Don't let the religious nuts and God Squad folk put you off this excellent work. They are bound to be angry about some of the ideas in it - but the point is that the church who put those ideas forward is shown up to be just what it is in The Da Vinci Code.

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Summary: Much ado about nothing...
Review: It's hard to believe this book has generated so much hype. Brown is nothing much more than a Robert Ludlum wannabe; to call him a pale imitation is too charitable.

The book's improbable and (rather) abrupt denouement makes one wonder whether Brown suddenly exhausted his store of tiresome plot twists or, alternatively, his publisher simply (and mercifully) placed a hard ceiling on his page allotment. Either way, the result is unsatisfying. While Ludlum is no Graham Greene (or even a John Le Carre), he certainly does this kind of thing much better than Brown.

Brown's numerous historical canards have been well-documented elsewhere and serve only to further undermine this puerile effort. And to think "writers" like Brown are the modern torchbearers of a Western popular culture that once included such giants as Dickens....

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Summary: Don't call Dan Brown Anti-Christian
Review: I highly recommend this book. Once you think you have solved the mystery, more questions pop up and you are entrenched in the novel once again. I do not think that the writers of the reviews which claim that Brown is anti-Christian understood the book at all. Brown is not trying to stain Christianity. In fact he praises religion and the many ways it helps people all over the world. In fact the different gospels of the Bible do not match up and some contradict each other. I do not see people trying to discourage others from reading the Bible or calling the gospels stains on Christianity. Why can't people just accept the book as it is-- a suggestion of an alternate history. People need to open their minds and challenge their way of thinking; one should not accept everything that has been spoon fed to them.

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Summary: Conventional Quest Narrative
Review: This book is more a compendium of Mr. Brown's considerable research of his subject than a compelling novel of fiction. The protagonists' quest is formula, and I knew who "the Teacher" was very early in the book. Dialog seemed stilted, as well.
Methinks not nearly as much a thriller as advertised.