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Summary: This is just plain silly
Review: This has got to be a record number of theories that can packed into one story. I have never read such a disjointed, mishmash of unresearched untruths in my entire life...The Georgia O'Keefe and Disney tie-ins were pretty absurd to say the least. Why do people eat this ...up? I am going to ask for my money back.
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Summary: Left me speechless...
Review: This has got to be one of the most amazing mysteries I have EVER read. I initially resisted this book becuase of all the initial hype (don't ask!) but finally decided to give it a shot- I'm so glad I did. This book grabbed me from the first few pages and I stayed up all night to read it. As a first time mom of a 3 month old, willing to give up precious hours of sleep is a BIG deal! I wish this book had been another 300 pages long, I did not want it to end. My only complaint is that I wish the publishers had included illustrations of the three paintings discussed in the novel, instead, I just hopped online to see if I could catch some of the things Dan Brown talked about. Loved the book and also "Angels and Demons" is very good too!
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Summary: A Real Page Turner
Review: This has got to be the best book that I have read in a very long time. Having a Catholic school education, it certainly made me question some of things that I was taught. This could very well be true. Also, I will never be able to look at another DaVinci painting again.
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Summary: Hardy Boys meet the Pope
Review: This has to be one of the most unusual and fascinating mystery novels! At times it is thought provoking; at other times, it is reads like a junior high adventure story, but it always makes the reader go on to just one more chapter. The mixture of art, religious symbolism, paganism, and secret societies is fascinating. Although to some, this may appear as anti-Catholic, I didn't find it so, but felt that a respect for real faith in a loving God came through. The situations are bizarre and contrived, but this truly fictional book caused me to think about how much we don't understand, and that the road to how we got to where we are as modern day "religious" people has never been straight. This book made me shake my head and smile and think of Shakespeare's line: "Lord, what fools these mortals be [and have been]" Read it for what it's worth, nothing more, but if you want a real page-turner with some interesting historical minutiae, do read it.
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Summary: The Da Vinci Code
Review: This intricate web of fact and fiction is quite possibly the best book I have ever read. Dan Brown does a great job of keep the mystery suspenceful while also showing you things from almost everyone in the novels perspective. I learned more from this book than I have in any other, the fight between the Priory of Sion and the catholic section Opus Dei leads to an interesting climax and alot of action.
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Summary: One of the Best!
Review: This is a 5 star book if ever I've read one. I'd like to thank the publisher for printing it.
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Summary: Good premise, bad execution
Review: This is a book I have very mixed feelings about. While I am very glad that the facts of Christian history are finally reaching the general public, & that the indispensable "Holy Blood Holy Grail" is back on the best seller lists thanks to "The DaVinci Code", I regret that the novel itself is not a better one. Putting the underlying premises aside, & simply reading "the DaVinci Code" as one would any other thriller, the reader is left with one impression: Dan Brown is not a particularly good writer. Without the (to many) sensationalistic aspects of this story, I doubt Dan Brown would ever have found many buyers of his books. His primary fault as a writer is that his characters (from protagonists Robert Langdon & Sophie Neuveu down) are cardboard. They never "live". Each is given one or two defining "quirks" such as Langdon's Mickey Mouse wristwatch, but a quirk does not a character make. The reader simply has no idea who these characters are. They react, they make speeches to each other, but they never come alive as individuals in the reader's mind. In a thriller, this would normally be a fatal flaw, since, to be thrilled, one has to care about the characters as if they are real people. Dan Brown never achieves this in "the DaVinci Code". If you have already read "Holy Blood Holy Grail", you won't find anything particularly new or interesting about "The DaVinci Code". If you haven't, by all means read / buy this book (AND "Holy Blood Holy Grail"). It is a good introduction to some 2000-year-old secrets. Just don't expect good narrative fiction, because Dan Brown has not delivered that.
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Summary: A Religious Experience
Review: This is a book of fiction, which incorporates many historical anecdotes regarding Christ's life. Having never heard any of these anecdotes, I thoroughly enjoyed the "alternative" theories explored in the book. Nowhere does the author force feed the reader any particular version of the "truth," but rather he allows the reader to think for him/herself. The storyline, I thought, was fast-paced and exciting. The more I read, the more I felt at ease with some of my own personal views that would contradict those of organized religion. I think the best aspect of the book is that it harmonizes the literal interpretations of religion with artistic interpretations of it. The truth, as is often the case, most likely lies somewhere in between. I felt at peace with my own views after reading this book, and therefore felt enlightened. Finally, as is the theme of the book itself, read the book and judge for yourself whether you like it or not. I personally, loved it; you may not, but decide for yourself! That is the essence of religion freedom.
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: This is a book that will enthrall or enrage depending upon one's religious background and mindset. For this reader it was a riveting exposition of great relevance in a lifelong pursuit of philosophy and world religions to learn whether or not the Bible is fiction. Now I know. The author is a meticulous researcher and careful chronicler of history, myth and fact. The story illuminates a compelling mystery that has tantalized mankind since time out of mind. "The quest for the Holy Grail is the quest to kneel before the bones of Mary Magdalene. A journey to pray at the feet of the outcast one". The Divine Feminine energy.
The Da Vinci Code is a transformative story written in an effortless style that makes it easy to read and assimilate without the message being preachy at all. A Masterpiece.
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Summary: I read it but am afraid to tell my friends
Review: This is a compelling mystery remixing the grail mythos. However Mr. Brown's characters and their emotional interactions are preadolescent.
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