Okay, I'm the last person in the world to read "The Da Vinci Code"

[Missy Vixen]

I know I may have to :kick: this tomorrow, but jeez, the last book I read that I couldn't put down was "Seabiscuit". I couldn't stop reading "The Da Vinci Code" till it was done. I was up till 2 AM this morning reading, then I woke up before 9:00 AM to finish it!

What did the rest of you think of it? DH hasn't read it yet, so I can't discuss ANY OF IT with him. It's driving me nuts!

I can't wait for the movie!

Julie

p.s. Did anyone go to the website and look for the stuff in the Da Vinci paintings? ;-)

[LastKnight]

1. i havent read it, am i missing something spectacular?

seriously, ive thought about picking it up, but just havent.

-LK

[yorgatron]

2. i read "angels & demons"

kinda cheesy,but fun too.i'm waiting for a copy from the library.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

9. That's how I would describe the books - fun

The type you would enjoy when on vacation or whenever you want something light. They have better subject matter than most books like that, more interesting than the usual, I thought.

[NashVegas]

7. Not Really

Wait for the movie. It's a page turner, but as the literary world goes, pretty cheap sex.

[The Traveler]

3. A great read ...

Also, check out "Bloodlines of the Holy Grail" by Sir Laurence Gardner. As we learn more about Jesus, he loses the stature of divinity conferred upon him at around 360 A.D., but his stature as a truly remarkable man of God grows thereby.

[OneBlueSky]

4. kinda like John Grisham with a theological twist . . .

I enjoyed it, along with "Angels and Demons" . . . his two others are on my list for later . . .

[ClintonTyree]

5. You're not the only one.............

I read it, but there are a host of books that other people tell me are 'must reads' that I haven't read yet.
The DaVinci Code is a great book, although the some might construe the plot line to be mostly fiction. It most certainly is not. There were a few books written before The DaVinci code that actually did most of the footwork Brown used for his novel. 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' and 'The Messianic Legacy" probably being the most extensive works on the subject. I believe Brown borrowed heavily from these works to pen his own. The two aforementioned books read like text books, they're hard to follow and quite intensive in their research. Without these books though, Brown has nothing, in my opinion. I would suggest reading those two as well to see from where the original framework for 'The Davinci Code' was derived, just don't expect anything as riveting.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. I don't know what it is about it. I couldn't put it down either. The

writing is not the best but the ideas put forth blew me away. :hi:

[LynneSin]

8. btw - haven't read the book yet

I'll get there.....maybe

[NJCher]

10. for more discussion

There are at least a couple threads having to do with DaVinci Code in either The Lounge or The Meeting Room. If you want discussion on it, you might want to search out those threads which I recall seeing here sometime last fall or so.


Cher

[Missy Vixen]

13. I'll have to do that

I thought the book was tremendous and really thought-provoking.

Julie

[BiggJawn]

11. No you're not.

From what I've heard about it, I'm not very likely to read it, either.

[MissMillie]

12. I haven't read it yet either

In fact, I'm just now reading LOTR.

Go figure.

[Missy Vixen]

15. Miss Millie

I'll be joining you!

I never read "LOTR" in school, and we haven't seen any of the movies. Our friends (huge LOTR junkies,) keep trying to talk to us about the movies and get a blank stare.

Hopefully, I'll get as much enjoyment out of LOTR as I did from the "Da Vinci Code."

Julie

p.s. They're making a movie, too. Hmmm.

[bif]

14. No. I am.

n/t