The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown Reviews

The Da Vinci Code is probably one of the most controversial books of the modern day. When it was released it caused a storm. The Da Vinci code was released in 2003. It was written by Dan Brown and was an international bestseller.The book has sold 80 million copies as of 2009 and has been translated into 44 language. Most people, I know ...  Read the complete review

This book is an absolutely brilliant read. With its concise chapters and fast-paced writing style you literally won't be able to put it down. The characters are wonderfully described, along with the many famous places and landmarks that the characters visit. The story has an astounding twist at the end that will shock you and leave you wanting to ...  Read the complete review

I can't imagine many people who are not familiar with this book by now owing to it's popularity and notoriety (amongst church go-ers). IT is a very eloquently and intelligently written work of fiction (or is it?!). There are plot details and subtleties which you will only pick up on the second or third read, but this is a book that if ...  Read the complete review

I begun to read this book with the mis conception that it was going to disappoint and offer very little in terms of excitement and ability to keep me reading on, how very wrong I was. The Da Vinci Code written by the brilliant Dan Brown is a fine example of religious beliefs twinned with fiction. The book delves into the depths of history as ...  Read the complete review

I came to have this book after a family member had finished reading it, along with a few others and gave them to me in a tidy up. It wasn't my usual kind of book to read, but I'd heard many things about it so decided to give it a read. It took me quite a while to get into it, and I felt the start was quite slow, but after the first few chapter I ...  Read the complete review

The Da Vinci Code is a very good all round thriller. The book follows a Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon, who is woken up one evening to find he needs to help a cryptologist Sophie Neveu, uncover the secrets surrounding the murder of the Louvre Museum curator. Throughout the novel Dan Brown uses short chapters to make the book very ...  Read the complete review

Professor Robert Langdon hasn't had much time to recover from his previous adventure in the Vatican City when his brains and superior knowledge of symbology drags him into solving the bizarre death of Sophie Neveu's father. A guilty pleasure! I am not usually one for pulp fiction but once I had picked this book up, there was no ...  Read the complete review

Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code This is one the greatest books I have ever read. I must have read it at least six times by now and loved every time. Robert Langdon, a brilliant Harvard professor, is visiting Paris to make an appearance as an expert speaker in his field religious iconology and symbology. Late that night after his ...  Read the complete review

As an avid reader I just had to buy "the Da Vinci code" after I heard everyone raving about it. But I done the ultimate whoopsie and watched the film first. First off, the books better but the flms worth a watch. The book is expertly written and the detail is excellent. I actually felt as if I knew the characters. ...  Read the complete review

Possibly one of the best books i have ever read, the da vinci code, written by Dan Brown follows Robert Langdon (it is actually the sequel to the newly made film and book, Angels & Demons) trying to uncrypt the works of Leonardo Da Vinci to find out the truth about the Roman Catholic Church. The story is excellently written by Dan Brown with ...  Read the complete review

This is my second read through of the Da Vinci Code, I first read it before the film, and then watched the film, which was of course a huge disappointment as most film adaptations are. So I thought I'd give it another read. Synopsis The book follows Robert Langdon who is an expert on icons and all things symbolic. He's ...  Read the complete review

Ok first things first. Read this before you watch the film. History has produced very few books that have been bettered by the film, this isn't one of them. Secondly ignore the whole razzamataz surrounding the story. It's a story! Yes it paints a poor picture of Christianity but it's a story, a tale, a book, a fiction book ...  Read the complete review

This is already a blockbuster both in book form and film and to have missed this you must have been in another universe. Dan brown has created a masterpiece by the sheer simplicity of his writing style. The plot centers around the possibility that there are direct descendants of Jesus still living in the modern world. To add to this certain ...  Read the complete review

As an avid reader I am always grateful when my younger sister has a clearout of her books, as in time they always end up at my house! I know mercenary little git aren't I! After watching the Da Vinci code recently I have since been desperate to read the book, hearing that the book is so much better than the film, and I was moved to ...  Read the complete review

The second in Dan Brown's novels, the Da Vinci Code, is a contoversially brilliant book, with thrills and plot twists that will keep you reading. Robert Langdon is a professor of symbology and Harvard, and is called to the Art Museum in Paris after a strange murder has occurred, the victim being Jacques Sauniere, who is later discovered to be ...  Read the complete review

'The Da Vinci Code' is like a Richard Adam's 'Watership Down' for the present day, by which I mean it's a hugely popular and successful thick, block-shaped book that everyone's read, that's been reproduced so very often in paperback format that there can scarcely be a charity shop anywhere in the country that doesn't have at least one copy on its ...  Read the complete review

The Da Vinci Code... a monumentally successfull book, and a "blockbuster" film. initially i saw a few scenes from the film, and have to admit, i didnt think it was for me, so it was left alone. Recently though someone bought me the book, and i thought id give it a go, which i am really glad i did. The story as im sure most of you ...  Read the complete review

Am I the only person alive who finds this book insufferable? I honestly cannot see the appeal. Intrigued by the hype surrounding it on itsrelease I picked a copy up , sat down with a cup of tea and waited to be thrilled. And waited. And waited. The problem with the book is not in it's plot, the central mystery and premise ...  Read the complete review

This has to be one of my favourite books of all time. Literary buffs are quick to point out all its failings, but that aside it is a compelling read and I found it hard to put the book down. The story is believable. You come away asking if their is any truth in it. It certainly attacks the Catholic church so if you are Catholic, you ...  Read the complete review

The bestselling Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown left me feeling pulled in two directions as in some ways I wanted to throw my copy against a wall whilst in others I found it fascinating and couldn't put it down. The writing style of the novel I found intensely irritating. Much of it is made up of 'he said, she said' dialogue and the possible ...  Read the complete review