Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code - opinions / thoughts ? [merged]
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FYI, there's a new webquest on Dan Brown's site and apparently it contains codes to what his next book is gonna be about. But get this, the clues for the codes are actually on the cover of the Da Vinci Code. How cool is that? I'm still stumped at the first code.
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Originally posted by Kal Jedi
FYI, there's a new webquest on Dan Brown's site and apparently it contains codes to what his next book is gonna be about. But get this, the clues for the codes are actually on the cover of the Da Vinci Code. How cool is that? I'm still stumped at the first code.
FYI, there's a new webquest on Dan Brown's site and apparently it contains codes to what his next book is gonna be about. But get this, the clues for the codes are actually on the cover of the Da Vinci Code. How cool is that? I'm still stumped at the first code.
I finished the webquest already.
Here's the new webquest that Kal Jedi is talking about:
http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/davinci/
Kal Jedi, the answer to the first code is:
Spoiler:
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what is the Da Vinci Code about?
I'm curious to find out what the book Da Vinci Code is about. I see it on the best-sellers list and the top seller on amazon.com. If anyone could shed some light, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
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Good stuff. Check out the book jacket print from amazon. Good art history as well. I like it, and the rest of the stuff Dan Brown writes because the heroes are the smart guys. But yes, very critical of the Catholic Church.
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I know someone reading it now and she can't put it down. The book is apparently anti Catholic. She's an Italian Catholic and an art historian but she says it's an awesome book.
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murder mystery, and in the course of solving the murder the main character discovers shocking evidence that goes against typical christian (catholic) teachings.
average FICTION book, overhyped because the author claims at the beginning of the book that the evidence against church doctrine is fact.
average FICTION book, overhyped because the author claims at the beginning of the book that the evidence against church doctrine is fact.
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Is this book in the same vein as Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco?
Is this book in the same vein as Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco?
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* In the essence of full disclosure, I've not read Brown's "The Da Vinci Code," but rather the earlier "Angels & Demons." From the browsing through of "Da Vinci" that I did, I'd be incredibly surprised if his writing developed even a tiny bit. For example, an Amazon.com reviewer quotes the following improbable piece of awful writing: "Everyone in the reception area gasped in wonderment at the sight of the half-naked albino offering the bleeding clergyman..."
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As someone who just read it with little knowledge of the book going into it (I knew the barest of outlines) and who typically doesn't read these types of books, I was mildly entertained. The first third of the book is very entertaining, but the rest was so-so. I can certainly see how a devout Catholic could potentially be offended by the book. (Note: I have no idea how loose Brown plays with the facts here.) The plotting is good, the writing isn't very good. Personal pet peeve -- Brown's use of constantly ending/starting chapters to develop false sense of suspense.
YMMV, of course...
YMMV, of course...
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The plots are in a similar vein (historical mystery involving secret Catholic societies), but Eco's writing is light years ahead of Brown's.* If you dig Eco, you may find it hard to stomach Brown. I know I did.
The plots are in a similar vein (historical mystery involving secret Catholic societies), but Eco's writing is light years ahead of Brown's.* If you dig Eco, you may find it hard to stomach Brown. I know I did.
*Assuming you can call any examination of an alleged 2000-year-old secret conspiracy implicating whole govenrments and churches "non-fiction".
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I don't think it's Anti-Catholic. And I consider myself a very devout one at that. Still the best book I read last year. Can't wait for his next one.
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Da Vinci Code was really dissapointing. How the hell are they going to make a movie out of this? Two hours of people standing, driving, and flying while playing word games and puzzles. It was completely ludicris.
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What this book was is an excuse to take conspiricy theories that are the beliefs of some of the most un-credible characters in the world and transform them into credibile through clever use of fiction. Look at the people who really espouse these myths on the grail. You wouldnt buy a pencil off of them on the street. But make a novel where Langdon and Sophie and other powerful people believe it and viola!
Plus Dan Browns writing has no style. He's a well educated dime store novelist
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What this book was is an excuse to take conspiricy theories that are the beliefs of some of the most un-credible characters in the world and transform them into credibile through clever use of fiction. Look at the people who really espouse these myths on the grail. You wouldnt buy a pencil off of them on the street. But make a novel where Langdon and Sophie and other powerful people believe it and viola!
Plus Dan Browns writing has no style. He's a well educated dime store novelist
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Originally posted by Blade
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Originally posted by jayson1017
Is this book in the same vein as Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco?
Is this book in the same vein as Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco?