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Summary: What An Amazing Book!
Review: I am only 13 and over the Christmas holiday I read this amazing book as did my mother and uncle and I think that we all agreed that this book is one that we will never forget! This is honestly the best book I have ever read (and I read alot!)I recommend this to you greatly!
An Amazing book!
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Summary: Lame and Disappointing
Review: I have never been so diasppointed with a book. Dan Brown basically takes a few religious theories (that have been around for quite a while and aren't obscure at all) and intertwines them with a lame plot. Don't waste your time reading this book. The fact that so many people like it and find it so earthshattering is only a sad testament to how pathetic, limited, and closed minded we have become.
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Summary: Really now!!
Review: This was a page turner, until almost the end, when it all fell into the totally same old same old. The narrow escapes, the graphic sex required, the beautiful super intelligent, super achiever heroine,paired with the handsom man to assist her, the sad, ugly badguy, the narrow escapes, etc,etc,etc.The last third of the book totally fell apart! I am a devout catholic, this book in no way under- mined my faith. I love bible and religious history. Some interesting premises here. Not really worth the time to read this book, though.
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Summary: The Da Vinci Code
Review: This is a good fiction book, you will read it fast as you will find dificult to put it down. However, the emphasis should be in fiction. It is a novel that claims that it is based in certain true facts. Not quite so! For an author that claims to expend long time in researching there are many unexcusable mistakes here. For example continuously references to the Vatican actions and mentioning the Vatican as it existed throught the 20 centuries of the Church history. The concept of the Vatican is modern, actually it came into a common concept after the unification of Italy and the loss of the Papal territories during the later part of the XIX century. Only with the Letran Treaty signed by Musolini in the 1920s the Vatican was born as an independent state. More properly would be to talk about the Church, the Papacy, but not the Vatican.The claim that the text of gospels and the Bible were changed by Constantin is false. As it is false that it was in the Council of Trent that the divinity of Jesus was recognized by the Church, it's also false the concept that Constantin was the one that changed the celebration of the Christian weekly observance from Saturday to Sunday... At the time the book of Revelation was written around 90s A.C. Sunday was already called the Day of the Lord (Rev 1:10). The interpretation of the name of God as Jehova is erroneous... etc. Too many failures for an author that claims extensive research... unless there is more sinister and personal hidden "code" behind those mistakes. There are too many "revelations" made in this book that are just old unproven attacks to the Christian faith just presented under a new cover. Hope the readers keep in mind that it is a novel and consequently it is fiction, even more when it pretends to be presenting historical facts related to actual historical figures, such as Botichelli, Da Vinci, Newton, etc. etc. but none of then proven by respected historical records. As a novel it is good, however, as a non-fiction book it has no merit whatsoever. As long as the readers keep it in proper perspective there is no problem with reading it.
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Summary: Fun ride and unexpected invitation to read religious history
Review: The book was a fun roller coaster ride with a somewhat insipid ending. What I enjoyed most were the references to differing opinions on how the Bible, particulary the New Testament, was put together. Take the apple in Eden. It is not even mentioned as the forbidden fruit in Genesis. It was Catholic priests, who wanted people to stop believing in religions that saw the apple as a holy fruit (mostly Gnostic), who said it was the apple specifically. Politics and practicality ruled the selection of gospels for the New Testament. I do not suggest any malice in this, not even Emporer Constantine's hand in the building of Christianity (even though his involvement evenutally led to the persecution on another group of people).Learning more just helps me to better decide how I wish to embrace religious faith. I thank Dan Brown for helping me look into all this further for my own understanding.
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Summary: A Fabulous Read
Review: Before I started this book, I heard that it was "anti-Christian". This could not be farther from the truth! This novel is definitely a page-turner that makes you want to research and learn more about the early Church!!
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Summary: How could you not love this book???
Review: I have literally read thousands of books in my time, and this is up there in the top ten. I fail to comprehend how people could dislike this book. I could not put it down - I carried it everywhere with me until I finished it! I thought that after Angels and Demons, which was also unbelievable, that I would be a bit disappointed with this book. Not so! The historical take is so fascinating, whether or not you agree with his premises. The amount of research that went into this book is truly mindboggling. You actually learn as you are enjoying this thrilling read. I am in no way anti-Catholic, as some reviewers have suggested of those who love the book. I am just an individual who is able to enjoy a book for what it is worth. It is not the Holy Grail, but it is a truly amazing read! You will NOT be disappointed.
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Summary: Intelligent, fast-paced thriller
Review: Dan Brown is my new favorite author. He is well-researched and smart. He lures the reader in with little known facts, then spins a wonderful fictional tale around it. I can not wait until 2005 to read his next effort, which will also be a Robert Langdon book. The Da Vinci Code has several age-old elements. Murder, suspense, double-cross, etc., yet this is somehow a little better. The story is grand and while it is "out there", it seems believable. Anyone can read the liner notes for a story description. And yes, there is a similar formula to Angels and Demons, but TDVC does it better. This is a must-read book for lovers of fiction. I can also understand why devout, conservative Christians are upset. But, my advice to them is to get over it. Dan Brown is not telling the educated world anything it didn't already know. For those in the dark, The Age of Enlightenment has apparently returned. We missed it.
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Summary: Un muy buen libro.
Review: Es un libro que aparte de ser interesante te mantiene muy intretenifo y puedo decir que interesado y divertido, ataca a sociedades y grupos como el opus dai y el poder que tienen actualmente en el mundo. realmente si quieres pasarte un rato a gusto y aparte teniendo otros puntos de vista en cuanto al cristianismo... compralo.
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Summary: Check your brain at the door as Mr. Brown re-writes history
Review: Mr. Brown and the publisher have made an obscene amount of money by presenting a fantasy novel as an historically accurate, "exhaustively researched", and credible piece of fiction to the detriment of the reputations of others. They have perpetrated a grave injustice that is an affront to the intelligence of the reader. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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