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Summary: Anti-Catholic Propaganda
Review: If you consider yourself a practicing Catholic this book should not be on your read list. An author with an axe to grind against the Church uses this fictional story to push a feminist, modernist, anti-clerical agenda. As usual the Catholic hating media has picked up on this book as some great piece of literature with new ideas. Same old heresies and grumblings against the church, just packaged in a different way. Save your time, money, and even your Soul skip this book and wait for Mel Gibson's movie.
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Summary: An Enjoyable Work Of Fiction
Review: Dan Brown shuffles the cards of questionable scholarship with the cards of a spell-binding story leaving the reader wholly uncaring as to the truth of this matter. "It is so beautiful and terrifying a story it simply MUST be true!" Of course the business of finding really useful answers in short order is key and I've found The Practical Pundit to be a quick solution to gathering my material prior to sitting down to order and write. http://www.practicalpundit.com
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Summary: Good read
Review: I'm not sure why this book is number one on the bestseller list right now. It was a good, fun read, but not 'beats 'em all' caliber. If you're expecting something written in brilliant prose to knock you socks off, don't. But if you're looking for a good book to read, pick it up. It's entertaining, thought provoking and fun. If you don't read it with your expectations sky high because it's number one, then you'll probably enjoy it for the story it is.
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Summary: Really, really lame
Review: Cardboard characters...an art "scholar" who spouts goddess pseudohistory concocted by 19-century bunk artist and then popularized by neopagan Starhawk who wasn't really interested in actual historical truth...one chase/escape after another to the point of tedium. The scholarship and the characters who are supposedly scholars lack all credibility; this wouldn't matter if as fiction it still made a good story, but it is so lame. It's like a mishmash of a lot of thriller movies, but lacking any character of its own. I am totally puzzled why so many people recommend this book. They must not read much. Go find something else; it's not hard to find better reading than this.
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Summary: captivating
Review: I like the story telling and narration. It keeps one interested through out. It would make a good movie!
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Summary: Some intriguing thoughts
Review: I enjoyed the religious intrigue of this novel and the clever way it blends history with intelligent speculation. Another novel like this is Glenn Kleier's THE LAST DAY, which is also a suspense thriller of the highest order, involved with the even-weightier matters of the Second Coming and fascinating twists on Revelations. Both of these books offer a banquet of food for thought, and I recommend them to readers who like to think outside the religious box.
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Summary: Incredible poor research
Review: While its not that poorly written, this is by far the worst book I've ever seen when it comes to research. People concerned about condemning the church or setting up Mary Magdalene as a cult figure may enjoy it as a potpoiler, however if one is into somewhat real history this is a laugh. I just can't understand the fuzz about it, whether its from Christians or conspiracy believers. This book is just not worth the effort. People believing this stuff about e.g. church history or "80 gospels" will believe anything, without needing to check facts or alternatives. ...
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Summary: This one should keep you busy
Review: The Davinci Code is a marvel of writing. Meticulously researched, it will leave the reader with much to "discover" on his own. The way Dan Brown puts everything together into a coherent tale is truly astonishing. If you've ever tried to create a crossword puzzle, you can appreciate how much effort was put into this book, making all the pieces fit together perfectly. Truly amazing and highly recommended.
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Summary: Falls way too short of the mark
Review: I finally succumbed to the lure of the Da Vinci code, finding the premise an intriguing one and mistakenly thinking that any book that had been on the bestseller list as long as this one has deserved a look. The first half of the book kept me turning the pages, getting swept into the breakneck pace, but the psuedo-intellectual intrigues began wearing thin quickly after that. I'm afraid it just got too much of a stretch that the 'bad guys' were always just half a step behind the 'good guys' no matter how many fantastic escapes they pulled. It felt more like "The Perils of Pauline" written by a theological think tank. A nice try, but there are too many unlikely twists and a plot hole large enough to drive a semi through.
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Summary: Very Pleased
Review: The Da Vinci Code is a well-written suspense novel that is a fun and engaging read. To claim that an 'educated' person would not like the book is quite false. Many of the most intelligent historians I know truly enjoyed it, along with nearly half my class at Harvard College.
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