The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

When I purchased this book in January 2006, I was aware that it was a best seller and that millions of people had read it. I had ignored the reviews and had little idea of the content. Some reviewers early on had said that author Dan Brown's research was "Fantastic" Brown's editor continues to stand by his man, saying that Brown made nothing up save the fictional, contemporary story wrapped around religious controversy. After I browsed through the story initially, I realized what I was in for, and why all the ensuing critical flack from art historians, religious scholars. As a result, I can still identify with those who find inspiration from The Da Vinci Code, ...  Read the complete review

This book is really an awesome book, if you want me to rate it. It is filmed but I think the book is worth ten the movie because I can feel myself felling into the stories when I am reading the stories and the movie had many parts of it changed. This book is something you must read if you wish to know about the story because the movie hadn't had any chance to tell you all!. Dan Brown is definitely a good author because of all he had written in the book. In this book he had a perfect plot which really had many links to real things. You can see how Dan Brown had done his research before he write his book. The book is a bit of about religion but I ...  Read the complete review

Personally I liked this book, but I didn't like that it has so many pages and that I could have rewritten it and would have manged it in about 150 pages at least!!! The Main characters!!! ******************************** Robert Langdon - He is american, he is an author, and a historian!!! Sophie Neveu - This is a girl who is from cryptology department!!! Jacques Saunière - he dies under the hands of... he is also part of the priory of sion Silas - He is an albino monk, he died and then came back alive thanks to Bishop Aringarosa Bishop Aringarosa - He want the holy Grail Captain Fache - He's from the french police!!! Sir Leigh ...  Read the complete review

The da vinci code is a gripping tale of mystery, intrigue and backstabbing. Telling the story of Robert Langdon as he travels around the world trying to solve a mystery left by Jacques Saunière .He is helped by Jacques Saunière daughter Sophie Neveu. They are hoping to find the holy grail, a religious item first believed to be the Goblet Christ drank from at the last supper. Before a shocking discovery takes place and they find it is actual the remains of a certain "prostitute" they are looking for. They face many challenges during the book including being chased throughout by an albino and being backstabbed by an old man with polio. I have to say ...  Read the complete review

It was my first experience with Dan Brown.. A body is found in the Lourve museum paris. Robert Langdon is called on to investigate the matter by Bezu Fache, of the Police department. There he is joined by Sophie Neveau the granddaughter of the dead man; who is killed by a brain washed Albino monk.(may be circumstances contributed to the brain wash). Together they follow a chain of trails, which leads to the pursuit of the Holy Grail. There is Silas the Albino monk working to save the reputation of the Catholic Church. They travel from France to England with the help of Teabig; who risks his reputation for the cause. Dan Brown has managed to point the needle of ...  Read the complete review