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Summary: Oh I'm really cool cause I hate something that everyone love
Review: At this point all the reviews are obviously bad. I just finished the book and must tell you it's a great thriller. I've followed Da Vinci's works a lot of time and this is just an incredible point of view, and an awesome way of introducing some culture to our stupid-religious society. I hope it spread it's word over the seas. Greatly recomended. Don't hear those trying to be different by low-rating this masterpiece.
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Summary: Satisfyingly sleepless
Review: Attracted by the window display at Borders Michigan Avenue in Chicago ..., I ventured into the store not knowing that I was in for 4 nights of sleeplessness. For an art aficionado like me (though not particularly crazy about the Mona Lisa or da Vinci), the plot was a sure hook. The very first page gets you hooked as you embark on a journey much like peeling away layers upon layers of mysteries and clues. The prose is taut, the dialogue crisp, and the narrative tight, encouraging you to turn page after page. You've heard it said before, but the writing makes you feel as if you are part of the scene, witnessing, albeit silently and anonymously from some dusty, shadowy corner of the room the characters are in. Sensational stuff. Though the ending leaves me wanting to write an additional chapter or two to satisfy the urge to see what the da Vinci Code fuss is all about, I am nevertheless looking forward to his next novel. Bravo!
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Summary: An Amazing Adventure
Review: Attracted by the window display at Borders Michigan Avenue in Chicago ..., I ventured into the store not knowing that I was in for four nights of sleeplessness. For an art aficionado like myself (though not particularly crazy about the Mona Lisa or da Vinci), the plot was a definite hook. And after reading a similarly riveting religious thriller, "Conquest of Paradise", I was intrigued to delve further into the genre. The very first page of "The Da Vinci Code" reels you into its grasp to embark on a journey much like peeling away layers upon layers of mysteries and clues. The prose is taut, the dialogue crisp, and the narrative tight, encouraging you to turn page after page. You've heard it said before, but the writing makes you feel as if you are part of the scene, witnessing - albeit silently and anonymously from some dusty, shadowy corner - the world in which the characters roam. Sensational stuff, though the ending leaves me wanting to write an additional chapter or two to satisfy the urge to see what the Da Vinci Code fuss is all about, I am nevertheless looking forward to Dan Brown's next novel. Bravo!
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Summary: A "Code" Worth Breaking
Review: Author Dan Brown's controversial novel is a sleek, intriguing, engaging and factual(?) thrill ride of a novel. Book discussion about the novel among friends didn't focus on the story of a modern day quest for the Holy Grail (with clues of course in Leonardo Da Vinci's art work). The discussion focused on the concepts and theories that were raised in the novel. For me, the main characters and places serve as backdrop for the ideas being raised by the novel. In the novel the reader is taken on a electrifying roller coaster ride. From Leonardo Da Vinci's painted clues, pagan rituals, a true secret society (Opus Dei), modern day Knights, the relationship between Mary Magdalene and Jesus, the oppression and fear of the Divine Feminine and even a eye-opening insight into Disney's images, this book will raise more than few eyebrows and makes the reader think. I can only image the amount of research Mr. Brown had to do with this novel. The author has done a breathtaking job of putting all the pieces of the puzzle together for you that will leave you in suspense, on the edge of your chair and in some cases up all night until the last page is turned. I will definitely read more work by Mr. Brown, I simply can't get enough of his Art!s
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Summary: Da Vinci Code
Review: AWESOME BOOK! Consider yourself warned - once you pick it up you won't put it down! So make sure you have the time to dedicate to reading it or you'll go out of your mind!
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Summary: Hard to Put Down
Review: Awesome book! Hard to put down. Whether or not the theories are true, they are certainly interesting. This book is a very entertaining read.
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Summary: A Great Read!!!
Review: Awesome, Awesome, Awesome. This book was great - I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: Awseome book. I loved the explantion of history and how there is a lot more to the christian religion then meets the eye. The story kept me on the edge of my seat and I will definetly look for more books that cover the subjects brought up in this story.
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Summary: Drivel!
Review: Badly written, cardboard characters, completely unbelievable plot, nonsense. What more do you want?
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Summary: Lots of tasty spices, but shaky substance
Review: Be careful reading this book. One may fancy it as a modern-day exciting mystery-thriller, but it really is a front to what is Roman Catholic bashing at its best. It really traps the uninformed reader pulling the wool over its starving eyes and rivets him/her using a lot of high-powered Enquirer type treatise. Lots of information on the book presented as "facts" are simply preposterous misrepresentations such as the patriarchy-based hierarchy which dates back to thousands of years before the Christian Church came into being. Magdalene, too, which the book says the Church has thrashed, is actually regarded as one of the its greatest Saints; in the Bible, she is mentioned as the sole benefactor of being the first ever witness of the risen Christ. It also mentions that the Bible itself (specifically the new testament) is touted as a bunch of literary fiction fabricated by Constantine when it was the Church that compiled the now known books of the Bible; funny thing is that the book bases most of its fact-finding premises on the Bible! The notion of sex being demonized by the Church is another great myth perpetuated by the book, when Marriage is one of the Sacraments in the Church instituted by Christ. A lot of modern day new age type ideas being thrown at the uninformed reader, masked as truth by leveraging a lot of age-old misrepresentations and lies about the Church. The book crumbles as it produces its anti-climactic epilogue - a problem when you base your plots and themes on misrepresentations and lies it catches up with you. I think we've just been ushered into the "Fast Food era of Mystery Books" where there's a lot of taste and spices, but no real substance.
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