Dan Brown - Da Vinci Code

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BT Shire wrote:I couldn't put this down, either. However, a lot of the book seemed the be the author saying, "Look how much stuff I know! I'm so much smarter than you!"

I really loved the book, though.
my thoughts exactly, although it only really amounts to a bunch of neat little facts.
I loved the DaVinci Code...

His books are all the same basic theme but I love them anyhow. I think Deception Point is my favorite.
someone gets killed in the prolouge, main character is a smart, sexy brunette or robert langdon, ummm wanna add to the list? I didn't include a few things that would spoil any of his books, but I'm also sure I missed a few.
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BT Shire wrote: someone gets killed in the prolouge, main character is a smart, sexy brunette or robert langdon, ummm wanna add to the list? I didn't include a few things that would spoil any of his books, but I'm also sure I missed a few.
Dude gets a call from a mysterious stranger at 5 AM; is asked to board a plane and fly somewhere. Gets an offer he can't refuse (but wants to). There's a big ole conspiracy involving a huge web of intrigue. Dude runs around all crazy for 24 hours, dodging death left and right and picking up clues. Then we get a Scooby-Doo ending, where the big Boogie-Man's mask is yanked off, and it turns out that the conspiracy was really a fake, and there was one big rich dude (who we met early on in the story) behind everything. Yes, I've read all four of Dan Brown's books, I'm not really proud of it, I thought Digital Fortress was pretty stupid, and Angels and Demons was my favorite. I hope to god that I can somehow avoid reading the next one.
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I enjoyed the book for what it was. I've been intrigued with the Holy Blood, Holy Grail stuff for a while. Actually, my introduction to all of this was through the Gabriel Knight 3 videogame. Embarrassing, no? But I've been a fan of Robert Anton Wilson for a while before that, so all this stuff was right up my alley. Then i finally read Holy Blood Holy Grail, and found it very interesting. When I heard the authors of HBHG were suing Dan Brown was when I finally stood up and took notice. I read through it and had a lot of fun reading it, but then saw the movie and was bored to tears, sadly. It was like reading a puzzlebook...fun while you are doing it, but no lingering effects from it.
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Huh? I thought it was Umberto Eco who tried (and failed) to sue him for ripping off Focault's Pendulum?

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Nah. A lot of people have referenced the similarity, and call Foucalt's Pendulum "the thinking man's Da Vinci Code" (apparently), but there was no legal action. The Holy Blood, Holy Grail thing has been widely publicised, however, as the writers did claim that Brown used their ideas and pursued legal action.
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Huh, a quick search seems to corroborate. I thought he'd also sued. I've read 'em both...found Pendulum to be far superior, if a very dense read.

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I'm a huge Eco fan, both in terms of his fiction and non-fiction, though I have yet to read FP.

I once read a page of the Da Vinci Code and honestly thought the writing style was turgid, and about a step down from the average airport novel. You know the ones . . .? They invariably contain sentences like:

And then, suddenly . . .

Phew, Jack thought, that bullet sure had come close . . .

Her panties slid down with a whisper . . .

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Couldn't agree more.

Loved The Name of the Rose and Serendipities. If you like Eco, definitely read FP.

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maybe are culture requires a dumbing down process in order to understand anything remotely non-mainstream.I beleive the book/movie whatever the format, to be significant in these times.
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Haha, I want to agree with you...but then I worry it's just my bias coming out... ;)

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Farm Ur Ted wrote:Dude gets a call from a mysterious stranger at 5 AM; is asked to board a plane and fly somewhere. Gets an offer he can't refuse (but wants to). There's a big ole conspiracy involving a huge web of intrigue. Dude runs around all crazy for 24 hours, dodging death left and right and picking up clues. Then we get a Scooby-Doo ending, where the big Boogie-Man's mask is yanked off, and it turns out that the conspiracy was really a fake, and there was one big rich dude (who we met early on in the story) behind everything. Yes, I've read all four of Dan Brown's books, I'm not really proud of it, I thought Digital Fortress was pretty stupid, and Angels and Demons was my favorite. I hope to god that I can somehow avoid reading the next one.
Hysterical!

I've read all four too, and I completely agree on on Ddigital Fortress!
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I aggree, digital fortress was a disappointment.

I like angels and demons best since it follows the hero story mold.

I heard DB was/is writing a fifth book titled "solomon's key," but I haven't run around verifying anything.
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Is Foucault's Pendulum a fan fiction about Michel Foucault written by Edgar Allen Poe?
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