The DaVinci Code
May. 22nd, 2004 08:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreFinished this the other day, and have been thinking about it.
First of all, to those who know me and are shocked that I hadn't read it yet.. Yes, it took me this long. See, I'm allergic to the words New York Times Best Seller. From harsh experience, I've come to associate placement on the list with formulaic John Grisham or Tom Clancy novels, or that most hated of forms, the "beach book." But Seabiscut cracked my armor, and I read enough about The DaVinci Code (in alt.atheism of all places) to take my most recent royalty check and grab a copy. Hardcover for 30% off? Sold!
So, did I like it? I loved it. C'mon! It has Grail quests, symbology, the Prieuré de Sion, plot twists and intelligent gunplay! Excellent book, well written and gripping. The romance was a little forced, but at least the author left that hanging.. it could be a "wartime romance" that won't go anywhere. That's what I'd like.
As a gamer, this gave me many ideas, especially for my Illuminated Traveller universe. I've also added a couple of places to visit if I ever get over to Europe.
Excellent book. Check it out.
First of all, to those who know me and are shocked that I hadn't read it yet.. Yes, it took me this long. See, I'm allergic to the words New York Times Best Seller. From harsh experience, I've come to associate placement on the list with formulaic John Grisham or Tom Clancy novels, or that most hated of forms, the "beach book." But Seabiscut cracked my armor, and I read enough about The DaVinci Code (in alt.atheism of all places) to take my most recent royalty check and grab a copy. Hardcover for 30% off? Sold!
So, did I like it? I loved it. C'mon! It has Grail quests, symbology, the Prieuré de Sion, plot twists and intelligent gunplay! Excellent book, well written and gripping. The romance was a little forced, but at least the author left that hanging.. it could be a "wartime romance" that won't go anywhere. That's what I'd like.
As a gamer, this gave me many ideas, especially for my Illuminated Traveller universe. I've also added a couple of places to visit if I ever get over to Europe.
Excellent book. Check it out.
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Date: 22 May 2004 12:36 (UTC)There are some inaccuracies in the book but I solved all the puzzles. We can talk about it at Baycon if you want.
Didn't you hate the ending, though? I thought the ending was one step up from "He woke up and it was all a dream."
Also, my favourite character in the book did that thing most of my favourite characters in books do, he turned stupid.
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Date: 23 May 2004 08:02 (UTC)The ending... I sort of liked the twist. The family thing I could have done without, but the final scene in Paris just worked.
I got the puzzle about Newton almost instantly. Of course, I cheated and looked up his tomb on the web.
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Date: 23 May 2004 13:21 (UTC)I'm wary of the Best Seller label but seriously allergic to "{fitb} book club"...Oprah, dammit, picked out some damn fine books that I ran into *all* the bloody time...and I would work really hard to find a copy that didn't have that bedamnned logo on the cover. (And now there's the Costco book club...well, if they do decide to have a meeting, at least they'll have enough chairs.)
I have nothing against book clubs...I like the idea...but I hate the way they use it as a marketing tool rather than a way to get people talking to one another as well as reading.
Gessi