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Summary: Not as good as Angels & Demons
Review: I found that this book was not as good and thrilling as Angels & Demons. I also felt that some of the "truth" sound a bit stretched. It was not as good as the hype. I hope his next novel will be much better.
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Summary: So Mary Magdelan should be revered?????
Review: I found the book entertaining to a point. However, "the historical accuracy" is severly in question.This is a different mystery novel. In order to enjoy this book, you must let reason fall by the wayside. If you can't do that, this book would fail miserably. The storyline, while interesting is not realistic. The anti-heros, namely the Catholic Church, are portrayed in the worst possible light. The author has worked a very dry subject into an interesting storyline.
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Summary: The Davinci Code
Review: I found the codes that Brown used throughout this book intriguing. I was somewhat disappointed with the beat of the book, however, because I thought it would be paced more like Brown's other book Angels and Demons. Thank goodness for epilogues because I would have been truly disappointed if there wasn't an end to finding the Holy Grail. The Davinvi Code was worth the read and I will certainly recommend it to others. And to those who said this plot was all lies, HELLO; this book is fiction!
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Summary: Indiana Jones Meets Sherlock Holmes!!
Review: I found The Da Vinci Code to be a thoroughly engrossing book. It does an excellent job of weaving fact with fiction to produce a compelling story. It is a mystery/thriller with plenty of science and even some mathematics behind it that help to weave an intriguing story. The principal characters are well developed and there are some interesting "quirky" characters to help round out the plot. Writing a story whose protagonists are an archaeologist and cryptographer does at first hand sound like a winning combination but Brown is able to pull it off. The story is well paced and takes place in some very interesting locales, to say nothing about a plot that spans centuries. If you're a conspiracy buff you'll also find plenty to enjoy. I'd highly recommend this book, read it before the movie comes out!!
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Summary: Dummied-Down Dreck
Review: I found The Da Vinci Code to be an insult to my intelligence. Anyone who paid attention in high-school math and history class can figure out the codes. And while the theology is interesting, concepts are reiterated so many times I felt like there was going to be a test at the end. Brown actually stops the action of the novel to explain everything to the reader. C'mon, now. The characters were flat, static, dull, monotonous...Little to no attention was given to their development. I didn't get to know them and I didn't care one bit about any of them. The faux-suspense created at the end of every chapter was tedious and condescending. And why so many chapters? Not all of us have the attention span of toddlers; there are intelligent learned persons out here who read books all the time. Give us a break. This book was written to the lowest common denominator of America and it makes me cringe; half because Brown allowed himself to do it, and half because it just shows how many ignorami there are out there.
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Summary: EXCITING BUT TOTALLY FICTION
Review: I found the DaVinci Code to be a mystery thriller that kept you on the edge of your seat for a time. "The treasure hunt" for the Grail became tiresome after a while. As a work of fiction I'm sure many people would enjoy it however the book is blantantly Anti-Catholic. Many will take Brown's research for this book as gospel, which is far from the truth. You'll find Brown's so called historical facts regarding the Catholic Church, the Knights Templars, and Christology are completely false. Anyone that doesn't think so should get the other side of the story and click on www.opusdei.org
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Summary: Stars with a bang, ends with a whimper
Review: I found the first half of the book extremely captivating due to its many twists and unusual subject matter. As a Catholic, I was intrigued rather than upset about the plot's hypothesis regarding the Holy Grail. However, I believe the ending was far too predictable; a real disappointment based upon the intriguing and well conceived "puzzles" up to that point. If you want to read a real page turner from beginning to end I would recommend "The Eight" by Katherine Neville.
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Summary: Great first half, good historical conjectures, bad ending!
Review: I found the first half of this book really interesting and catchy; even the "historical" data is very interesting (I looked at the last supper, and indeed there is a woman sitting to the right of jesuschrist). Even with the new research on the historical persona of Christ (he never really existed but his life is a series of compilations from other religions), it is interesting to read how he was seen by freethinkers of other ages. However once the fact throwing stops and the characters start changing sides the plot turns into a "hollywoodlike thriller" and you almost want to put the book down.
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Summary: The Da Vinci Code
Review: I found the subject matter of this book most interesting and fascinating but as a thriller I thought it was very average. In my view the book has been highly overrated
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Summary: A Great Read
Review: I found this a great treat. It is not the my typical genre, so if you are looking for a change, this is wonderful. Once I started this mystery, I could not put it down.
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