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Summary: Shaggy-dog story
Review: Well-written mystery-thriller keeps you involved at the beginning. But it is historically misleading, often inaccurate. You put up with too much overt pagan proselytizing and are let down by an unsatisfying denouement to the mystery of "the Grail." I advise against wasting your time on it. If you have sufficient knowledge of history of art or of religion, you will be aggravated. If you don't, you are likely to be deceived!
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Summary: A REAL eye-opener! Can't put this down!
Review: What a book! And let me say, because of the length of the story, try the "large print". Makes your eyes a lot less tired. My cousin told me about this book. I had never heard of it. I could not put it down. The story is excellent and the truths that were told were something that just simply confirms my beliefs. Anyone who insults this book down for its content, should reconsider. Open your eyes to the possibilities as they exist. The Bible, some believe is the word of God. However, others like I, believe that they are simply stories... made up. They sound good, but come on. And that Jesus is not the Son of God. But instead a mere human. I had to go online and look for the Last Supper after I finished the book. I found it, and WOW. Thanks Dan Brown.
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Summary: Solid reading
Review: What a captivating read! I loved Dan Brown's previous books, and this one is completely great. Plot twists, lots of rich histroy, a fun page-turner. Quick reading!
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Summary: One of the year's best !
Review: What a Christmas for thrillers! I received Michael West's awesome novel "The Wide Game" (which I read in a day!) and this incredible thriller (also read in one day)! There's been a killing in the Louvre and the race is on to discover the truth behind an ancient secret, a secret hidden away since the time of Christ. West makes your heart race as you turn each page, but Brown takes it a step further to make your brain race as well. This is powerful work that will have you thinking long after you are done! I can't recommend it more!
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Summary: Cypher This
Review: What a disappointment. Brown's story starts out well enough, a murder in a museum, a secret religious society and couple of relatively attractive characters thrown together in a break-neck paced plot. So what went wrong? Just about everything. By the end of this book I found myself screaming - Get on with it!!! What's the point of so many cryptic references - it felt like I was working my way through a puzzle book. Brown tries so hard to impress us with the "mystery" of the Holy Grail and his pseudo-religious plotline that he forgets to tell the story.
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Summary: Poorly written Prose
Review: What a dissapointment. The topic is well researched but the prose is very poorly written. He actually uses the simile "the ambulance sirens cut through the night like a knife." I think I wrote that in a seventh grade paper. The religious history is interesting for those not well versed in Christian lore but is the author writing down to a median intelligence level? Not that I think all writing should make a contribution to the "canon" but jeez - do bestsellers have to be so cliche???
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Summary: Entertaining and fun to read
Review: What a fun book to read! The fact-based trivia are clear evidence of the author's research efforts which make the story even more entertaining. Even though he doesn't understand GPS capabilities (nor does Clive Cussler - a wristwatch GPS will NOT work in a submarine deep underwater), it's a minor matter and doesn't really detract from the fast-paced story. Now I'm off to the library to take another look at Da Vinci's paintings...
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Summary: A Top-notch Thriller
Review: What a great book! After reading this book, I began searching for information re Da Vinci's paintings. It was shocking to look at the Last Supper & Madonna (original version) now.
Enjoy!
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Summary: Entertaining Fast read Thriller
Review: What a great book. Add "Brown" to your reading list. If you like Cussler, Reilly, and the like, you will love Brown's new book and rising protaganist star "Robert Langdon" in this story of ancient brotherhoods, symbology, and fast-paced action through Europe. As a result of this book we want to explore some new areas in Europe. His story has some interesting turns and twists, but you will also find yourself going to the encyclopedia or Google to see if what he is saying is true, and sometimes it is! Opus Dei, the Merovingians, The Last Supper, Secret Brotherhoods, and more. He takes real facts and events and weaves a wonderful action adventure story of an unassuming Harvard professor who goes to Paris to meet the curator of the Louvre, only to find him murdered with all kinds of symbolic messages that he can read. Once you start, you cannot put this one down.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: What a great book. It's a quick read, but very engaging. I saw a few reviews from people clearly upset by the fact that this story may call into question their faith. For me, it's just a great story that weaves reality into the fiction.
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