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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read!
Review: Intriguing and extremely suspenseful,The Da Vinci Code is a mystery that will make you think!
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Summary: A Tale Lost in the Telling
Review: Intriguing plot nicely complimented by interesting factual details. However, the prose peaked at mediocre and often descended into low juvenile.
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Summary: one author to another...
Review: It amazes me to see another writer get torn to pieces when mentioning a religion...even in fiction??? The negative reviews of this book stand as a testament to the fact that if you mention anyones religion in what they happen to perceive as a negative light...you will blind them to what you are truly saying...if anything...after all this is a fiction novel. Which by the way i could not put down...you had me sucked in at the mention of a female goddess??? sounds good to me!! To all the others out there that are too educated to enjoy a good read...i really feel bad for you...you don't know what you are missing...no need to tear this book to shreds because it mentions the catholic church, some art history and a conspiracy...has this world become so serious that no one can read a good fiction novel for pure fantasy and enjoyment anymore?? Though...i will check into the female Goddess thing...sounds good to me!
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Summary: good taste prevails
Review: It appears that this book was on the Christmas list of some very intelligent people with great taste. Let me add my disapointment to the chorus. Unremarkable writing, wooden characters, stilted dialogue and dubious "research" makes for one very forgettable novel.
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Summary: very thought provoking
Review: it calls into question many beliefs firmly held by a majority of this world. and as an educated individual, one should be able to examine the theory with an open mind and realize that the possibilities suggested by this book just might be true. religion is based on belief -- scietifically unproven. but yet we believe anyways.
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Summary: Great Read, Shoddy Facts
Review: It captured my interest from the first pages. Fast paced. Some of the problem solving was a bit too convenient.
Readers need to realize that not only are his characters and story fictional, but also the "facts" that his characters provide. The distortions are rampant, and the selective history lessons are misguided at best. The uneducated and uninitiated reader can come away with a seriously damaged understanding of the early church. I suggest readers who are really interested in the history of Jesus and the early churn see John Meier's excellent series entitled "The Marginal Jew". Those who are interested in how loosely Dan Brown plays with the truth will want to visit: http://www.crisismagazine.com/september2003/feature1.htm If you like good fiction it's fun. If you like good history it's the wrong place to look!
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Summary: Stupid
Review: It constantly insulted my intelligence with its constant stupidity. How can anyone possibly take a book that cites the dead sea scrolls and Disney movies as theological proof that The Holy Grail is not a grail, but a woman, seriously? I mean, Disney wasn't even alive when The Little Mermaid was made, and I really doubt that he dedicated his life to spreading the message that Christ had a blood line and was married to the holy female. ??!!
When I realized it was about the Holy Grail I suddenly saw connections with Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. Obviously Dan Brown isn't clever enough to come up with his own Holy Grail quest without ripping off Hollywood cliches.
If you want to understand the Quest for the Holy Grail and its impact, watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail for complete historical context.
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Summary: My 2nd favorite novel of all time!
Review: It doesn't get much better than this! Anyone who picks up this book will love it! Outstanding!
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Summary: A Scavenger Hunt
Review: It grabs your attention and holds it throughout, although you may end up feeling a bit used. Circumstances surrounding a bizarre murder ensnare an unlikely academic who begins to uncover clues. Actually clue after clue intersperced with cliffhanger after cliffhanger during the, in effect, scavenger hunt to uncover the reason for the crime. It is all very interesting with lots of well-researched material about DaVinci's eccentricities and philosophies but I got the feeling that the publisher may have set a requirement for a certain number of chapters so the author had to keep creating situations.
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Summary: Stilted and Amateurish...
Review: It GREATLY disappoints me that the "facts" in this book are conjecture since that seems to be the only thing that is interesting about DaVinci's Code. Now I have no idea if I have truly learned anything new or if it is all fiction. The characters are thinly drawn and "grinning" in all the most inappropriate places. The plot is fairly predictable. If this is considered to be a GREAT read by mystery readers, I had better stick to literature.
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