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Summary: Interesting, but annoying
Review: I read Angels and Demons before The Da Vinci Code, and really liked it. However, I was disappointed by the Da Vinci Code. I'm guessing the reason it is so popular is because it's exciting, fast paced, and controversial, however, these elements do not make it a good book. I actually found the book annoying. By the end I was so sick of hearing about hidden symbolism in everything that I almost didn't finish. The other thing I found annoying was his slant on his historical research. I know his research is supposed to be correct and accurate, but I found his account of the Council of Nicea to be a bit inconsistent with what I have learned in my history classes. Most of what he said is true, but a bit twisted to make it appear as if different motivations and influences shaped the forming of the Biblical canon and Christian theology than what actually occured. Another annoying aspect of his writing is how he will hint at some important and interesting detail, and then give you small details about it throughout the book so you won't know the whole story until the end. I know the point of this is to provide cliffhangers, but after he used this technique several times, I was just irritated by it.
I really don't think this book is worth reading. If you are going to read Brown, read Angels and Demons.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I read Angels&Demons which I loved. Went out 3 days later to buy this book, and was very disappointed. It was a decent read, but fell short of its potential. It was a good plot, but very underdeveloped. Angels&Demons seemed to flow and the story seemed riveting from page to page. The DaVinci Code had its good points. However there were times when the author seemed to drag the story on. Buy it at discounted price if you want to read it, but it is not worth the full price of a hardcover book.
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Summary: Mystery and imagination
Review: I read Brown's DaVinci Code only because several friends had said that they were reading it and I felt I needed to read it before forming my own opinion. I agreed with many of them that Brown's sotry was captivating, but needed to remind them that it is, in fact, fiction. He has taken well resarched historical events and interpreted them in such a way to almost make one believe that this is how things "must have" happened. One example is the Council of Nicaea, which was a real historical event, but to say that Christ's divinity was established then, is blatantly incorrect. If he were to have read any of the Old or New Testament, he would find that references to the divinity of Jesus Christ run throughout. To mention just a few - Mathhew 16:16, 1John 1:5-7, Acts 3:12-16 and on and on. His followers most definitely did know that He was the Son of God (divine). I gave it 2 stars only for Brown's ability to captivate his audience, but I regret that there will be people reading it who will combine his historical research with his "interpetation, which is totally fiction, and assume it all to be truth. Not a book I would recommend.
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Summary: My new favorite author
Review: I read Da Vinci Code first and liked it so much that I proceeded to read three other books by Brown: Digital Fortress, Angels and Demons, and Deception Point. I've loved every one of them! Brown writes books that are so good, you find you are setting aside everything else until you finish them. He is a suspenseful writer, holds your interest, and is enticing enough with his 'facts' that you're willing to suspend disbelief. Every one of his books leaves you satisfied and ready to read another. If you haven't become acquainted with this author yet, you're in for a treat!
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Summary: One Of Two Who Knows
Review: I read Dan Brown's "The DaVinci Code" with great enjoyment and admiration for his imagination and mix of true and fictional information. I'm sure you will enjoy it too, so long as you keep in mind that this book is merely a fictional mystery novel, not the result of a search for the truth, in this case, true religious history. And, I'm happy to see from a previous review (the one Nov.1st with cypher title [acronym?]) that there are "at least two" "DaVinci Code" readers who have had the pleasure (and enlightenment) of reading Norman Thomas Remick's "West Point: Character Leadership: Thomas Jefferson" which IS the result of a search for the truth, in this case, true history of a hitherto secret America/West Point/Thomas Jefferson nexus. I agree with that reviewer who said if you found the unique presentation of Dan Brown's "The DaVinci Code" enjoyable, you will also find the unique presentation of the Remick book enjoyable. I did, in both cases, and am happy to be one of "at least two" who knows.
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Summary: probably better if you read the book
Review: I read his other book "Angels And Demons" and thought it was okay so I thought I would check this one out. The library didn't have the book in so I checked the tapes out. The book probably would have held my interest more than the tapes did. As it was, I don't know how many times I stopped the tape because it didn't hold my interest and because I would find myself thinking about something else. It is natural for that to happen once in a while but it was continuous. Then when I got to the part of Mary Magdelene supposedly carrying Jesus's child, etc., I almost gave up listening to it completely, but I had to remind myself that it was just fiction. After that it did get a little more interesting (although I still had to stop the tape and rewind it because I missed something). During the last part of the last tape I fell asleep and gave up. The book just was not realistic or believable enough for me to enjoy. I am not sure why it has been so popular. If you are someone who enjoys farout whacko theories then you will probably enjoy it.
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Summary: Didn't get past the 1st chapter (yawnnn)
Review: I read mostly technical manuals and other dry stuff. Anyhow. Once in a blue moon I'll pick up a fiction novel. The 1st chapter will either hook me and I can't put it down. Or it gathers dust. This book has gathered dust. It's easy to put down and forget. Am I crazy? Maybe I'm crazy.
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Summary: Thought provoking, mind boggling book
Review: I read the book in two days. It was really quite good and really questioned a lot about what I believed in fact or not. It brings alot of questions to the table about Jesus, the paintings of all the great artist.I have to agree with some of the reviews that the ending could be a tiny bit better but overall VERY EXCELLENT. I highly recommend it. Oword of advise is to read it with an open mind and a lot of it IS FICTION.
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Summary: A Great Thriller
Review: I read the book. It was good. A guy gets killed, and a really smart Harvard man and a French policewoman try to find the killer. Bhosre waale gandu aur maader chod logo kush aur kerne koo nahi hai joo yahaa computer kai saame apne maa koo chod rahee hoo. I stayed up all night to read this book, it was that good. Jaa kar kahi aur gand maraao. If you can understand Hindi, then I am talking about you.
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Summary: The Da Vinci Code Review for Mr. Miller's class
Review: I read the Da Vinci Code, it is a very good and entretaining book to read. It is a ficticious mystry novel, it takes place in Paris, other parts of France, England and Scotland. This book invlovles historic characters and art.
In this novel you have two main characters that try to solve a mystery.
I recomend this book for everyone to read it is a very good book and once you start reading it you cannot stop. I
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