Da Vinci Code

[curtoid]

I've avoided this book like the plague - I've had friends I respect read it, and some have loved it while others thought it was garbage. And now there's nothing but scuttle about a movie version, maybe starring Tom Hanks...

So...anyone here actually read it? Is it worth it?

If feel so left out of the loop, which I usually don't mind. If I'm missing something just to spite public opinion, then I'd like to know.




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[Doctor Manhattan]

The book is very popular but if Tom Hanks is in the movie, it'll tank!

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[TheGameHHH]

I read the book when all the hoopla started. Honestly, I loved it. It kept my interest the entire time and I never wanted to put it down. Is it the best book I've ever read? No. But it really is fantastic. I'll be looking forward to the movie.

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[BoondockSaint]

I liked it a lot, too. There is some really cool shit in there. And it's much better then Angels and Demons.

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[newport king]

very good book. legs went numb a few times while reading in the bathroom.

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[Mike Teacher]

Oy, Skepty Skeptic here to sound septic:

Its a work of fiction.

Dan Brown even clarifies on the first page of his book what is fact and what is fiction.

Now with just enough historical reference to allow some to say, "Hey, why not?" on the fiction parts, which brings us exactly back to a conspiracy theory a la [Mods: Apologies in advance for even mentioning it] the Pentagon 9/11 plane hit.

So, you have a book of what are almost all if not all Myths, and an entire industry has set up to explore the biblical conspiracy theories, the theories on Leonardo's codings, his agenda, the churchs agenda, again like the JFK one, a bunch of folks with agendas. People want to believe. Hey, cool for them.

And its trite, but 'daVinci' is a place, not really a name. Its kinda sorta both, like Galileo Galilei, but again, in both cases, its saying "This Guy from This Place". The Leonardo Code would have been a more apt title; its like writing a book on George Steinbrenner and calling it The Bronx Code, and expecting people to know its about him.

Wow that may well have been the worst analogy Ever.



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[Justice4all]

I read Angles and Demons by Brown. It was very good. I got into the book very quickly. I am looking foward to Da Vinci Code.

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[JPMNICK]

i read this book and enjoyed it for what it was, a well written book that moves your imagination and tells a good story. I do not take it as truth, but as a fictional book it was cool . It was def. a page turner and kept me interested. I am into code breaking from a math and computer perspective and read a lot of books on this subject, so i found a lot of stuff in the book interesting.


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[furie]

i never read it. I did read the book it was based on, "Holy Blood, Holy Cross". Interesting, but it made some HUGE leaps in order to connect the dots.


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[Mike Teacher]

I am into code breaking from a math and computer perspective and read a lot of books on this subject, so i found a lot of stuff in the book interesting.


I'm sure youve heard of it Nick, but the Beale Cipher continues to intrigue:

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It was 1885 and James B. Ward of Lynchburg, Virginia, was ready to give up. After twenty years of puzzling over a difficult problem with limited success, Ward knew that he had little or no chance of solving the whole thing.

He decided to throw the problem open to the public and see if anyone else could be successful. For this reason, he published a pamphlet with the lengthy title:

The Beale Papers containing Authentic Statements regarding the TREASURE BURIED in 1819 and 1821, near Bufords, in Bedford County, Virginia, and Which Has Never Been Recovered.

The Story (http://unmuseum.org/beal.htm)

And the Code; 1/3 solved. Solve the rest, and World Fame Awaits... (http://unmuseum.org/bealepap.htm)

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[BooBooKittyFuck]

i loved the book, and i have a very short attention span. it keeps you hooked from the 1st chapter on.

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[JPMNICK]

Mizzle -

i had heard about the Beale Cipher from a book called code breakers by David Kahn that i read.

3 other engineers from my college, with myself included, have become very intrigued by this and have been trying in our spare time for years to try and figure it out. its an awesome problem, but a few things have lead me to believe it is a hoax. I am not sure if the treasure is still there, or if it ever was.

Either way it would be cool to crack just for the thrill of it, but it would be even better if there was 30 million waiting on the other end for me .

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[bosku8]

it was a great book and im looking forward to the movie, im not sure how there gonna work some of the sences out but oh well,
but heres an idea instead of Tom Hanks as the slightly older looking sybolyogist professer Robert Langdon, have him be played by an actor whos already played a great professor/adventuer and has aged quite abit, harrison ford

[keithy_19]

And it's much better then Angels and Demons.


I heard a lot of people say otherwise. Then again, I have not read the book so I don't know. I started Angels & Demons but never finished. I may start that tonight.

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[JustJon]

I read Digital Fortress. It was entertaining and interesting from a mathematical/computer perspective, but I found the characters a little awkward.

Angels and Demons is sitting next to my bed in a pile of books I have yet to read. Eventually I'll read DaVinci Code, I guess.

And Mizzle, the accepted name in our culture for Leonardo is "Leonardo DaVinci." The common man has accepted it as his last name without question based on our current cultural nomenclature.

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[Furtherman]

Deception Point was a real cool, fun and fast read.

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[BoondockSaint]

Does anyone else think that new movie "National Treasure" looks like a ripoff of these books?

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[newport king]

that was the first thing i thought of too.

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[JPMNICK]

TOM HANKS WILL PLAY THE MAIN CHARECTOR IN THE MOVIE VERSION (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6471862/site/newsweek/)

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[JustJon]

I'm in the middle of Angels and Demons, and all I can think is aren't the Illuminati a bit played at this point? There's plenty of books, movies, and children's cartoons that feature them.

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[whitesandsbeach]

It was okay, over rated, but okay.

[BooBooKittyFuck]

the book is a work of fiction but if you look into what it claims it makes a good point. i am on a researching da vinci kick.

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[AppleBoy]

<p>After having read 'Angels and Demons', I finally got around to reading 'The DaVinci Code'.&nbsp; One thing I liked about both books is&nbsp;that they were both fast paced and made you want&nbsp; to keep reading. The myths and theories did give an alternate point of view&nbsp;to consider regardless of how much of a stretch was needed in order to make it believable.</p><p>Probably the thing&nbsp;I liked the most about both books is that it got me to look up information about the real places that exist that me and my poorly rounded education never heard of or knew very little about.</p><p>Like others have said, it's not the best book I've ever read but it's good entertainment that's worth a look.</p><img src="http://www.myimgs.com/random/appleboy/AppleBoySigs" border="0" />

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[Donnielimes]

<p>I read the book and it was ok but not really that impressive. Remember that Time magazine is targeted at people who have a 10th grade reading level. Well I think Dan Brown has the same target. Read &quot;Foucaults Pendulum&quot; by Umberto Eco or &quot;Baudolino&quot; much better writing and you still get all that Illuminati shit.</p>

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