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Summary: Looked forward to this book but it may be the worst-written
Review: book I have read this year. You can find several howlingly-bad sentences per page. The opening page is a great example of the train-wreck-bad overwriting that makes up Brown's "style." Brown is an absolutely abysmal writer and I am confident that most of you could write a superior treatment of his idea than he could. In a way, it's a shame because the "transhistorical" conspiracy and the info about Jesus and medieval secret societies he used as a prop was very interesting. I learned interesting things from the novel but, as a thriller afficionado, I could not believe how talentless a hack Brown is.
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Summary: Christians Beware
Review: Book Quote: "The New Testament is false testimony". If you are even a casual Christian - the premise of this book will offend you. (The following provides some insight but does not give away the ending.) The world created by Dan Brown requires you to believe that Christ had children with Mary Magdalene, and that his rising was fabricated by the Catholic church in its effort to subjugate the world. Ugh! Ron Brown depicts Christians, and the Church was the bad guys, and the goddess worshiping, new age spiritualist as the protagonists. The main character, Langdon, is a cardboard cutout, Indiana Jones wanta-be, who couldn't even carry Indiana's fedora.
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Summary: good and bad
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Summary: Great read
Review: Bottom line is, this book was a great read, I enjoyed it immensely and whether or not it is a truthful portrayal of Opus Dei or Mary Magdalene isn't really important. It's just a book, take it as it is and enjoy it for what it is.
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Summary: A Suspenseful masterpiece
Review: Bravo! Dan Brown has written a break out novel that deserves every word of praise that is being heaped upon it.
This is an exrtaordinary page turner.
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Summary: An On-The-Edge-of-Your-Seat Must Read
Review: Breathtaking, thrilling, brilliant, original and thought provoking. Mr. Brown's entire premise is interwoven with such precision and authenticity that when you turn the final page, whatever you thought you knew about Christ, the Bible, religion and history will be irrevocably changed for the good.
Olive Gallagher
Author of "A Simple Path to The Good Life"
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Summary: The DaVinci Code
Review: Brilliant from cover to cover! Well researched, well written and extremely captivating....I could not put the book down, literally.
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Summary: The Feminine Returns
Review: Brilliant! A Priceless piece of art.
Restoring the much needed feminine balance in our world today would heal this planet. This book will creates waves of changing people's outlook and thought patterns...it will touch many.
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Summary: A Provocative Premise
Review: Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Dan Brown tells the story of a religious symbologist and the granddaughter of the murdered curator of the Louvre who uncover mysterious clues that may have tremendous political and religious implications. Brown intertweaves fact with fiction so smoothly that it's difficult to tell the difference. This skill makes the story plausible and frees the imagination to accept the premise and explore the possibilities on its own. Brown's knowledge of art, religion, myth and history is vast and he has equally enormous writing talent which he uses to carve a story that is both educational and entertaining. He interprets the art creations and writings of Leonardo da Vinci to support his premise about the Holy Grail and to unlock the mysteries that have surrounded it through the ages. Brown tells us about the Opus Dei, the Priory of Sion, and the power of the Feminine. He takes the Holy Grail and redefines its meaning in what to some people, may be provocative and offensive. The works of da Vinci and others are interpreted in such a way as to justify and prove Brown's premise. Brown uses the works as evidence which, if brought to light, will drastically alter the Catholic Church and the world's perception of it. Brown populates the novel with colorful characters speaking authentic dialogue which brings them to life. Characters include an albino monk, a paraplegic historian and a persistent and conscientious detective. The Da Vinci Code is excellent. It's intriguing, very readable and highly recommended!
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Summary: Waste of Time
Review: Brown - and the so-called professionals who give him such high praise - has no business writing. I found this book to be dull, full of redundancies, and often laughable. For someone so absorbed in "the sacred feminine" Brown and his guilt-ridden hero are pretty clueless about the modern feminine. Not to mention his appalling treatment of history. I am not impressed.
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