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I enjoyed this work of fiction and can't understand why the Religious Right is so worked up about it. Is the idea of Jesus Christ having an intimate relationship with Mary Magdalene that offensive or unbelievable? The concept isn't a new one----remember Last Temptation of Christ? The plot of The DaVinci Code flowed smoothly with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader excited. The main character, Robert Langdon, is likable and intelligent. I liked the historical references and plot developments. Overall a well-crafted read from start to finish. I highly recommend it and plan on giving it to all my uptight friends!
A right ripping good yarn. The mystery begins with murder in the Louvre. Professor Langdon, having been called to meeet the curator Louvre, Jacques Sauniere is now suspected of his murder by police inspector Bezu Fasche. But this is no ordinary murder. Jacques Sauniere in his dying moments left a trail of clues the hopefully Sophie Nevue and Professor Langdon would solve. Enter said cryptologist, Sophie Nevue, with her own agenda. Worried for his safety and sure he was not the perpetrator of the crime Nevue whisks Langdon away, bemused and struggling to make sense of the intrigue in which he finds himself. The pace picks up rapidly throughout the book as, peice by peice. Nevue and Langdon discover the stories that have brought them both together and the puzzle they have to try and explain. The burning questions about Jacque Suniere's past and the clues lead from Sauniere to Da Vinci to the Priory of Sion and to the to the possible truth about the Holy grail are answered.Read full review
In The Da Vinci Code, art historian and religious symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre to help in investigating the murder of its curator. The dead man left a series of cryptic clues and symbols near his body before he died. With the help of cryptologist Sophie Neveu, Langdon discovers that some of the clues are hidden in Da Vinci's famous painting, "The Vitruvian Man." He also learns that Da Vinci, along with Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Botticelli, belonged to a secret society called the Priory of Sion. Also involved are other religious groups and secret societies who are out to stop Langdon and Neveu at any cost. This thriller's breakneck pace, ingenious clues and escapes, and sharp intelligence have already sent it to the top of bestseller lists. The New York Times review of this book is summed up in one word, "Wow." We couldn't agree more. The Da Vinci Code is a fun and intelligent read.Read full review
What a great piece of work. The narrator is one of the better ones. He took you from character to character with great ease. Alas, while this IS fiction, the lines are constantly being blurred. We as a society, and in particular religious followers, should always question our authority figures. It is evident that The Roman Catholic Church and its sovereign nation known as the Vatican City has centuries of secrets to hide. Their condemnation of this work is indicitive of that fact. Why? Hey Benedict, it's fiction, isn't it? Unfortunately, followers of the so called, abridged version, of the teaching of Christ are ever becoming the Shephards' subjects, but this time the shephard is a heirarchy of a large group of men.......very, very wealthy and powerful men who seek nothing but totalitarian religous control. Does this sound familiar to you U.S. Citizens? ENLIGHTENING !!Read full review
I WAS TOLD NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY ON THIS BUT I DIDN'T LISTEN!!! WOW AM I GLAD I DIDN'T. I BOUGHT THIS FOR AN 8 HOUR CAR RIDE TO CHICAGO. I WAS IN CHICAGO BEFORE I KNEW IT. THE STORY IS CAPTIVATING. THE CHARACTERS ARE REAL, WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM MATTERS. I COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE PLACES THEY WENT AND WHAT THEY SAW. UNEXPECTED TWISTS THAT I DIDN'T SEE COMING ADDED TO THE EXPERIENCE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OF DAN BROWNS WORK!
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