What readers think of The Da Vinci Code, plus links to write your own review.

There has been so much uproar over this book that now that it is being made into a movie, I can't help but smile. Mel Gibson's Movie is not even out yet.... The Church has called it borish and blasphemus. The devoute Christians call it a blantant effort to derail the scriptures of the Lord. The Opus Dei call it a work of satanism and of unfounded proof of involvement. The Priory of Sion, well who knows......
I find the book for what it is a factual/historical/artistic piece of fictional writing. But what if? Mr. Brown was putting a DaVince on us all....Not a painting but a Book......Think about it? What if this was all true except the location of the Grail.....Thank You Grand Master Brown.......

This is in response to Rivers posting. There is a code, actually several on the jacket of the book. If you look up the web site for the book (I found it using a search engine and typing in The Da Vince Code) it tells more about it. If you can break the code you should get a clue about what the next book is about. There is also a neat code game on this sight, maybe even two versions. Worth looking at. Reading the book will help with these games- plus it's a lot of fun!

Just a note in response to annoyed enough to post. You must really read fast as you put it to miss the half page devoted to Langdon DRIVING the armored truck. He even pulls over and kicks off the bumper to stop the shower of sparks. I just assumed the truck had an automatic transmission
On the topic however I did note one little funny discrepancy today. The length of Teabings driveway is stated to be a mile long, on page 220 and then at the end of 279 it has shrunken to 1/2 mile. Anyway, it is the best read I can remember.

Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" is one of the best books i have read in a very long time and i think the other people who have commented should step back and see the amazing piece of work the Mr Brown has put together a marvolous piece of work and he should be congradulated. this was the best thriller i have read in a very long time, the amount of research that must have gone into it, not to mention the fluent way that he educated the reader with so many unknown and useful information was fantastic, AND for the person who mentioned the lack of time gone into his plot? what rubbish! everything flowed in such a manner that i did not even notice it was happening. the characters, the places the twists all worked so well and in such harmony with eachother that i was left speechless after finishing the novel.
i think Dan Brown deserves a huge congratulations, and everything he gets from this novel is very well earned!
i am a church goer, an art lover and everything about history fasinates me, and the fact that Mr Brown can make me think twice about so many passions in my life is amazing. well done mr brown and thankyou for such a fantastic novel for me to ponder over!

Booya Shaka! Dis book, Simply put... briliant. Me eyes could nota stop eyeballin'. Big Up Yourself Dan Brown... Respect.

I couldn't put the book down (I finally had to stop at about 1:30am for the past several nights because I had to go to work the next morning.

I thought I had it figured out and then the clincher came with about 20 pages to go. I will certainly make you look at the art and other things by Di Vinci in a new light. What a different way to look at the church and the Bible. I know that it is fiction, but what a way to get you to think.

This is the best book I've read in quite some time - I don't usually read Best Sellers, but this was well worth it.

What a fantastic read!

I am not one to jump on the Best Seller bandwagon, but when within two days two different people whose opinions I trust told me I should read this book I decided to listen to serendipity. As pat as it sounds, after I started I didn't want to put it down. The characters and multi-plots kept unwinding and interweaving in a manner that kept me wanting more. Because the chapters were only a few pages long, I found myself saying "Just one more quick chapter" over and over.

All of that was on a "literary level" but I have to address the subject matter. As I was reading the book I wondered, "Could this be true?" I reminded myself that this was only a fiction book, yet couldn't restrain my excitement at the ideas and potential facts with which I was being bombarded. I wanted more.

If there is one book for which you "follow the crowd" let this be it.

This book is an excellent read for anyone who enjoys thrillers. Dan brown combines historical evidence and a ficticious storyline to grip readers until the final page. The book makes you evaluate ideas and beliefs that people have accepted for hundreds of years, including Jesus having a relationship with Mary Magdeline. Secret societies and mysteries surrounding their orgins are described as well as the secrets some of them are rumored to hold today.
His research is astounding as is the hidden Symbolism behind Da Vinci's artwork mainly The Last Supper. I think some elements of the book are so riveting that eventually they could upset the beliefs held by millions of Christians worldwide about Jesus and mystery surrounding his life. for example why are about 20 years of his life missing from the gospels of the New Testament?
It could be obvious that early church fathers did not accept some of the things that he did, including travellig to India and studying their religious ways.

I would highly recommend this book as well as "The lost years of Jesus" It may shed some light on missing information regarding Jesus' life!