The DaVinci Code

Kurlee

Has anyone here read it? And if so what did you think of it?
I am thinking about reading it...


/Jenny

NetG

I enjoyed the book. The story itself didn't do much for me, but there was so much research on religious theories behind it that I was fascinated and kept reading to find out more. It made me want to go out and do research myself!


(I had some friends who loved the story and didn't care about the research stuff. So my opinion may be basd on the fact I'm nerdy. )

Kurlee

Sounds like a book I need to go get.

Thanks for the reply.

/Jenny

miacurl

Excellent book--highly recommend it

Raindiamonds

there is some facts to it but alot of it is theories mixed with unanswered questions put forth but its a good read.

JoshGroban'sRockin'Curls

that it is a FICTION book and if you read it not to take it all as truth. It is a great thriller and is very smart in how they go from point A to point B. But it is a book not the truth and should be treated that way. Parts are true but not all. Just, take everything with a grain of salt.

Kurlee

Yeah, I heard that too. About it not being all true.

fig jam

To me, it was a book with an interesting idea that was hampered by:

(a) not being particularly well-written (but probably no worse than other "fun reads"). If you don't mind a book that's all plot-driven with poorly developed characters, this won't bother you. I have to say it was a fast read, though bogged down toward the last quarter for me.

(b) the way it plays fast and loose with facts. Just enough factual information to make you think all of the "facts" he relates are real.
There is a TON of misinformation and personal-interpretation- presented-as-fact. The easily verified art history information is even full of misinformation!

(b) making a much bigger deal out of the "big revelation" that I think
it warranted. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't see why this "information" would be quite so earth-shattering that there needed to be a huge conspiracy covering it up. I understood his premise, but I have heard this theory before. Somewhere (I THINK on here) there was a thread about the implications this idea would have for Christianity, esp. Catholicism.

Most of the people I know really liked this book, however.

Ambrosia

fig jam wrote:

To me, it was a book with an interesting idea that was hampered by:

(a) not being particularly well-written (but probably no worse than other "fun reads"). If you don't mind a book that's all plot-driven with poorly developed characters, this won't bother you. I have to say it was a fast read, though bogged down toward the last quarter for me.

This is what prevented me from finishing the book. Great ideas usually carry a lot of weight with me...but very poorly developed characters prevented the book from gaining more depth. I am convinced Brown took writing 101 from John Grisham in college. Needless to say, an interesting plot does not a good book make!

mrspoppers

What Fig Jam said is what I thought. The research that NetG talks about is flawed and a lot of the stuff he talks about just plain isn't true. I thought it was a fine murder mystery, even though it wasn't particularly well-written.

My best friend used to be a Catholic priest and he hated it because it was so flawed. He couldn't get past the stuff that made no sense.

capecurls

so you've read the book,(Hope you all read the one before..ie.Angels and Demons)..I loved the books because it makes you question and think,and possibly do research.
Question: Who do you think is better suited to play the lead male character in the Da Vinci Code movie...?I really am upset that Tom Hanks was chosen. ...I might not see the movie because of him.

starina

I agree with fig jam. It was a fun read and a fast one, but I didn't think it was particularly well written and definitely was more action oriented than character oriented. I'm glad I read this thread because I thought I was the only person in America who wasn't overly impressed by it!

Kurlee

Okay, I finally read this book now. I liked it and didn't like it. I like the way it was written but I didn't like the story kinda.

Mip

I've just read it and I really enjoyed it. It was a fun read that I couldn't put down.

papayahed

I'm in the middle of this book. At first I wasn't going to read it because it was so popular (ok I may possibly be a book snob) but a friend gave me his copy. The first thing i noticed was the writing wasn't so great but after the first couple of chapters the sotry got interesting which made me forget about the poor writing and want to read the rest of it.

beachyjan7

You know i've read it and loved it... I also would recommend his book "Deception Point" a very smart read. Brown always seems to put inteligent women into main roles and i like that

Canocurls

The book seems really interesting. I'll have to put it on my Christmas list.

Hey Kurlee, did you steal my dog?

picklesgirl

JoshGrobansRockinCurls wrote:

that it is a FICTION book and if you read it not to take it all as truth. It is a great thriller and is very smart in how they go from point A to point B. But it is a book not the truth and should be treated that way. Parts are true but not all. Just, take everything with a grain of salt.

I loved it, and i have to agree don't read too much into it. I thought it was one of the best books i've ever read and is one of the few books that i would read again.

picklesgirl

beachyjan7 wrote:

You know i've read it and loved it... I also would recommend his book "Deception Point" a very smart read. Brown always seems to put inteligent women into main roles and i like that

I picked up Deception Point the other day after seeing this post.. It's really good so far. I sit and read it when I can and I'm always like ok one more chapter one more chapter lol so by the time I get done saying one more chapter it's pretty late.... Thanks for the suggestion of this book I've been in Kind of a book slump the last month or so. I've gotten like 6 books from the library and hadn't finished any of them until I got this one hopefully I will get out of my slump

Kurlee

Canocurls wrote:

Hey Kurlee, did you steal my dog?

What kind is your dog? You have any more pictures?



I ended up reading all three of Dan Browns books. Pretty good over all. The Deception Point one was a bit hard for me to get through for some reason. It's like I just knew what was going to happen.
I thought Angels And Demons was good but the end got out of hand. Kinda ruined the book some.

Canocurls

I updated my avatar with Koko's picture.
She is a Bernese Moutain Dog X Black Labrador Retriever mix.
What's yours?

Kurlee

Canocurls wrote:

I updated my avatar with Koko's picture.
She is a Bernese Moutain Dog X Black Labrador Retriever mix.
What's yours?

Oh my gosh! She is so cute! Looks a lot like our dog!! How funny!
Sounds like a good mix! I love both Labrador and Bernese Mountain Dog.
Super cute! Love the name too!

Our dog (Daisy) is a Labrador Retriever/German Shepherd mix.

Canocurls

Koko's ears used to flop over like Daisy's when she was younger. She's a little over 2 years old now.

She has wavy hair on her back.

I'd say a 2A.

Kurlee

Daisy is a little over 1½ years old now. She is a defenite straighty. Maybe slightly wavy on the tail. 2C with it being so thick.


(Sorry all for changing the subject on this thread a little.)

katethegreat

I thought Angels and Demons was much better than The Da Vinci Code. The plot was more interesting and (somewhat) believable.

elsiesue

I thought the da vinci code was a good read....a good thriller. Haven't seen the movie yet. Is it good?