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Summary: Mind blowing! Bu-u-ut . . .
Review: THE DA VINCI CODE will eat up my next paycheck. The story-within-a-story is so fascinating, I've already added 4 related books to my Wish List. A great big *thank you* to Dan Brown for writing about one of the most ancient, intriguing, enigmatic mysteries!As a thriller, however, it doesn't work well. Some of the plot twists struck me as unnecessary -- there for their own sake, not smoothly weaving themselves into the story. The premise for the murders never quite made sense to me. Maybe I missed something? And listen, if I can figure out the encoded clues long before the Harvard symbologist and the professional cryptologist do, they're way too easy. With that out of the way, I loved this book!! It's easily one of the most fascinating I've read. Despite its faults, I highly recommend it. *After* you've read THE DA VINCI CODE, do yourself a favor and visit Dan Brown's website. 'Nuff said!
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Summary: Absolutely fantastic!
Review: The Da Vinci Code will keep you on the edge of your seat! Make sure you have plenty of time to read it 'cause you won't want to put it down until the very last page! Anyone who loves a good treasure hunt filled with suspense and intrigue will love this book.
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Summary: Highly provocative
Review: The Da Vinci Code, at the moment, seems to be the book du jour. Everyone's talking about it - and for good reason. In what is rare in modern fiction, it combines the rare duality of highly suspenseful entertainment along with provocative historical insight. The intriguing settings of Paris and London make for an ideal backdrop for this well-crafted tale(it is fiction people) that you can't put down. This is one of those rare books that will keep you up at night reading - as opposed to serving as a cure for insomnia. Si vous pouvez parler francais, c'est tres utile pour ce livre. If you can't(speak French, that is), then a French-English dictionary would be of use when reading The Da Vinci Code, which, at times, uses French without translation. The characters are well designed, yet mysterious - which lends itself to the making of a great mystery. Not only are you trying to figure out the identity of the murderer(it happens on page 1 so I'm not giving anything away here), you also find yourself deeply ensconced in the quest for the historical truth of, among other things, Mary Magdalene, Jesus, Da Vinci, The Holy Grail, Opus Dei, The Vatican, and most inscrutably, The Priory of Sion. While this is fiction, it will invariably raise some eyebrows in any circle. Read it yourself and be your own judge.
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Summary: The Thrill of Da Vinci
Review: The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown captivates its readers with a mysterious and suspenseful plot. The novel takes place in the romantic city of Paris, France where the main character Robert Langdon, a recognized symbologist, embarks on a remarkable adventure with a female counterpart, Sophie. Together the two attempt to crack the mysteries of the first modern Church and where the immeasurable Holy Grail rests. The two come across the French Police, greedy grail seekers, and people with a sufficient amount of knowledge that will either aid or harm them in the long run. Brown's style of writing brings the reader into a well-organized and studied plot by using the famous artwork of Leonardo Da Vinci to explain his theories of the Modern Church. The book can captivate people from those who are grail seekers, to people with any form of religion and are actively interested in the formation of mankind. I perceived the book as insightful, and one that kept me turning pages in order to reveal the outcome. I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone with an interest in religion and who is seeking an extraordinary thrill.
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Summary: Fantastic Book!
Review: The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, is a Must Read novel. The characters are wonderful, the dialogue lively, and the plot, a real edge of your seat read. A very appealing combination! John Savoy
Savoy International
Motion Pictures INC.
Beverly Hills, California
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Summary: The Da Vinci Code
Review: The Da Vinci Code, need I say more! Even the title makes you want to open the book. A thriller that keeps you turning the pages as your mind wonders through the mystery and secrets the story holds. What is the clandestine society? And what secrets do they hold? A murder takes place, a late night phone call and the thriller starts to unfold. Dan Brown has brought to his readers a must read and once you pick up the book you can't put it down. If you love mysteries and you think of yourself as somewhat of a detective, you're on your why to figure out "The Vinci Code" Break the code and you will know the murderer or is it murderers? Find out what the Louvre museum hides within its walls and the clues left behind for you the reader to discover with the help of the murdered victims granddaughter. The Da Vinci Code, a name you won't forget. Larry Hobson- Author "The Day Of The Rose"
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Summary: Do not confuse facts and fiction
Review: The Da Vinci Code, of course, is pure fiction, and as such, it is not much better or worse than the typical American novel. But some people are confusing this book's story with facts and history. If you are one of them, or if you know one of them, please search the web for Sandra Miesel's article, "Dismantling The Da Vinci Code" for a brief clarification.
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Summary: The Da Vinci Code, a master piece of words
Review: The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is a well-written suspense novel that keeps the reader guessing with what is going to happen next. The Da Vinci Code is a masterpiece of words put together so carefully as not to leave out any details. The story starts out in Paris, France with a murder of Jacque Saunière, the head curator at Le Louvre. This crime scene is so different from the rest; Jacques Saunière positioned himself like a pentacle, a five-sided star. Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu become involved because their are both well-known cryptologists. Throughout the whole story Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu discover more and more why this unusual crime scene happened and why they are involved. Connections with the Holy Grail, Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and so many other people and places that bring this novel to life.
I suggest this novel to people who enjoy suspense, to any religious person seeking to test their faith, and to anybody who enjoys art. There are many aspects of this novel that will make anybody go hmmm and it is always interesting to see masterpieces done by the artist mentioned in the book in a whole different way. Any readers who read this book will start to look at the world around them and wonder what is true or what are just simple "white lies." This novel analyzes each masterpiece mentioned so that no artwork is ever the same; it is so interesting to look up the piece and actually see what has been discovered on each particular piece. I suggest that anybody who reads this book take the time to look up all that is brought up; it makes the novel even more real. I give this book two thumbs up and a must read!
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Summary: Amazing
Review: The Da Vinci Codes is quite simply put, a page turner. Not only does it show Dan Browns talent as a masterful story teller, but the entire book is intricately laced with fine research and astounding facts. Even if you aren't the type to enjoy intellectual pieces such as this, the story is still enthralling and may just open your eyes. After reading this, I began delving deeper into the theory of Mary Magdalene and the holy grail. I was never a history buff but this is just too good. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: The DaVinci DeCoded
Review: The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown is a good read for those who like their protagonists wearing panties. Robert Langdon, the protagonist, is a Harvard professor of symbols who is uncomfortable around guns. He teaches art to prison convicts on the weekends. And when he makes his get away, he makes it in a SmartCar that gets "[a] hundred kilometers to the liter." (However, he has to pull over to let his female counterpart drive because he can't operate a standard transmission vehicle). Mr. Langdon inhabits a strange world. In his world, everyone seems to be a member of a mysterious secret society that is battling for the supremacy of their group's secret symbols. The book's characters carry, protect and chase symbols across the globe because the power to control symbols is the power to control people like software controls a computer. Our world isn't the world of Mr. Langdon. Symbols of power hold little currency in today's world. Science has educated the world that the forces of nature are not controlled by symbols and magic, which has made science the enemy of people like the environmentalist Unabomber, who tried to stop 'technology' by mailing bombs to universities. In addition, free and open societies undermine the need for secret societies. If there can be an organization that publicly advocates the molestation of children (NAMBLA), why would any organization need to be a secret society? The Da Vinci Code contains a grand conspiracy. What kind of conspiracy might a panty-wearing professor from Harvard believe in? Something along these lines: Mother Earth has been destroyed by masculinity and this attack against femininity has been led by the Catholic Church. According to Langdon, the Catholic Church is the enemy of humanity because it is the official representative of the masculine. Langdon doesn't mention of the Virgin Mary and how she is part of this conspiracy of men. Is the Catholic Church this powerful? Are they that opposed to women? Are they that impotent against a few flamboyant artists? This conspiracy began with the Roman Emperor Constantine. Constantine pulled the lever from feminine to masculine and it has all been downhill since the fifth century, even though the book contradicts itself and says on the next page that the lever was pulled two thousand years ago. The conspiracy actually suggests that when Constantine yanked the lever (so to speak) all the orthodox rabbis became men. Does Langdon's assertion that Jews are controlled by the Vatican make this an anti-Semitic as well as an anti-Catholic novel? This conspiracy seems as Christo-centric as it is anti-Christian. The conspiracy suggest that in geographical areas not controlled by the Church and before Christianity began the world was inhabited by a single people with a single mind and culture that worshipped femininity. What about brutal non-Christian societies like the Samurais, Rome, Egypt and the Aztec's with their human sacrifices. The Church isn't the cause of all of the problems in the world. As my anthropologist professor once said, the theory of ancient humans has gone from assuming cavemen were brutes to assuming they sat around sipping white wine. Langdon adds that they were politically correct liberals as well. How does DaVinci fit in? He's a homosexual who was opposed to the Church, according to Langdon. DaVinci's famous Mona Lisa painting is a philosophical statement that makes the argument that the masculine and feminine forces in the world must be balanced, but in today's world the masculine force is in control. Langdon, however doesn't seem interested in balancing feminine and masculine forces. Langdon wants a world where feminine forces are in control. If feminine forces were put in control everyone would worship something called the sacred feminine and participate in public fornication ceremonies. Langdon is not looking for balance. He's just looking to get laid. This is a book in the code genre, which seems to be popular now, i.e. The Bible Code. The prose is indistinguishable and the action doesn't pick up until the middle of the book. This book tells a lot more than it shows. Every action in the novel is stopped for a lecture on subjects ranging from pentagrams to cryptography and art. The flashbacks may have a higher word count than the present day narrative, which takes place in Paris and London. If this were a movie, the constant flashbacking would produce a film that looked like an editor splicing a documentary movie into an action film. These little flashback lectures are the best part of the book and the little puzzles are clever, even if their power to suspend disbelief is weak. If you read the novel as a brief educational course on symbols or are a member of the Priory of Sion, KKK or other anti-catholic organization you may enjoy this book.
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