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Summary: Revisionist History
Review: It never ceases to amaze me how easily the uneducated masses will believe the enemies of the Church. Blasphemy!
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Summary: DaVinci Code, What has Brown done for you lately?
Review: It seems as though there are no middle of the road reviews on Dan Brown's DaVinci's Code. Either they are wildly euthusiastic or a complete pan. The story's premise has an interesting hook that grabs almost anyone (Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene) but, delivers it with such lameness that the reader becomes annoyed. Not even the fast facts nor the historical trivia can keep you from noticing the all too convenient discoveries and formula type writing. For example the multiple uses of the second look at any situation yielding much more information than the first. I would imagine this is to create suspense or intrique. It accomplishes nothing when used twenty times in the book. We end up wishing the main characters would purchase a pair of dime store bifocals to see what is patently obvious to the reader. All in all I was left on completion of the book with the feeling of how good it could have been.
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Summary: Not the best but worth reading
Review: It seems most people love it or hate it, but I would say it's somewhere in between. The novel is a great thriller and kept me reading on, particularly for a good handful of riddles to keep us thinking. The highly-researched mystery of the Grail is a good introduction to people less familiar with the historical theories on early Christianity and even leaves a good start for how to do more research on the subject.Certainly, it is not flawlessly written- Dan Brown insists on repeating information rather than trusting the reader to catch everything the first time and is unfortunately fond of cliches. Still, the fast pace and intriguing treasure hunt made up for it all.
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Summary: BOOK-KNOCKERS NOT VERY ALERT!!
Review: It seems some of the programmed book-knockers are not on top of it!! Nigel Foster, who got 5 out of 7 saying that his bit helped them, hadn't even read (probably didn't even read at all)close enough to know that Dan Brown cited the Templar Revelation as a source of info on p. 253. Oh, to be at the mercy of such "informants".!! Thank heavens for the brilliant people who saw the crap of the many past Inquisitions and gave us our Constitution for freedom of choice in religion.
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Summary: Enlightening
Review: It seems that many of the reviewers were reading a different book. Anybody with a pulse will find this book exciting. It seems that the people who did not enjoy this book were determined to dislike its content for personal reasons. Brown offers controversial historical facts that are intertwined with a compelling mystery. In addition, in the opinion of some of the literary snobs on this site, authors are not supposed to produce anything that appeals to the masses. What a load of C***. Wake up! Reading is for pleasure and in this case Brown provides exactly that. An easy, informative and enjoyable read. Lighten up and go with the story. Not everything needs to be "War and Peace".
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Summary: A great, fun read; an intelligent thriller
Review: It shouldn't surprise anyone that this book is the subject of criticism and has had its historical accuracy and the like seriously questioned. Those criticisms go a bit overboard, in my book. First and foremost, this book is an intelligently written thriller, one that will constantly have the reader on turning the page waiting to see what happens next. Dan Brown has written an ingenious series of codes that help the mystery unravel in a captivating manner. This isn't a garden-variety whodunnit and it was never meant to be. Rather, it's one of the few intelligent thrillers out in the market today. In fact, this book has sparked an interest to learn more about art, architecture and history on my part. Brown does a fantastic job of making each of these elements come alive in his story. It's impossible to come away from this book without a greater appreciation for the artworks that inspired it. All in all, this is a highly recommended book. There are parts towards the end that make the final twist rather predictable, but they weren't so transparent as to make the story unenjoyable. Solving the riddles is the true joy of this book.
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Summary: Written like a bad soap opera
Review: It was absolutely dreadful trying to read this book. It came with a strong recommendation, but anyone who can call what Dan Brown does "writing" should never be trusted again. The novel is full of clichés and is so dumbed down I felt like I was reading the script for some third-rate, low budget soap opera. It blows my mind (as well as scares me) that people are giving this book good reviews. His "historical facts" are skewed, his prose is indistinguishable from heap of manure, and his story reeks of every bad detective novel or miniseries ever created. I'd recommend 1,000 other books before I'd recommend this one... unless of course the person who's asking is about 9 years old or with a reading level as such. Pass it up, there are better ways to torture yourself...
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Summary: A fast, hard to put down intelligent thriller
Review: It was great to finally read a thriller that made you think versus the typical detective fights serial killer type novel. Brown posits a fascinating hypothesis on religion. Although some may consider this anti-religious I consider it an interesting historical theory. Whether true or not, it does make you consider the possibilities of an historical relevation that is contrary to religious teachings but plausible. This book is difficult top put down as my late nights and tired mornings at work prove. I learned a lot about history and art, more than can be said about the average best-selling mystery or thriller.
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Summary: It's about time!
Review: It was so exciting reading Dan's researched fiction that it made me long for more books like this. The intriguing time line and the details of the codes in this book are alluring to say the least. You'll never look at the Last Supper the same way. Don't want to be a spoiler, but I could not put this book down. An easy read if you've already studied this stuff in art history, etc.
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Summary: 1 in 3 ppl is a christian and he's in for a shock !!!
Review: It was the rage of the past several months so I had to check this out. It is a great book of fiction, fast paced with a lot of intrigue and mystery. The main reason it is so powerfull a book is because of it's earth shattering conspiracy, bigger and more incredible than any conpiracy theory ever made. It questions the legitimacy/credibility rocking the base of a religion which is practised by almost 1 in 3 people in the world - The world is 33% christians. (19 % muslims,13 % hindus,chinese 6 % , buddhist 6% , 2.5 % athiest ...etc). Ofcourse as of now it is fiction, but well researched stuff ranging from documents to da vinci paintings. Locales are world famous meuseums,monuments and landmarks, its almost a bus tour of france packaged with some intellectual documenatary (discovery channel) kind of sections spoken by the characters through which the author unwraps the "The worlds best kept lie". Offcourse the theme of the book it seems has been the research of a large no of ppl who have written a large number of books on this topic. But Dan Brown here has been a bestseller because he has fictionalised the whole thing which kind of made it more approchable as a light read for someone wanting to read a good yarn but in the process got hooked onto something bigger. As Mr Dan Brown says this novel may open the door for most readers into a journey of exploration leading to other serious non-fiction books on the same premise but neverthless which are actually serious treatises and researches on the topic dealt with in this book. Nothing wrong with that and its a damn good read. The pages zip past you.Thumbs up !!!
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