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Author : Dan Brown RRP: £6.99 Shops: Smiths, Waterstones any decent book shop
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown was a book I had been planning to read for some time however, due to a back catalogue of reading materials I had put it off until last week.
Several friends have recommended the book to me and everything I have read regarding the book meant that it was definitely one I should read.
Now I make no apologies for not being overly in depth with the plot for this book as I believe, like revenge, it is a dish best served cold to coin a phrase. The reader should be free to experience the book for themselves rather than through the eyes of me or anyone else.
The Plot:
The first thing you read in the book is that all of the Architecture, Locations and secret societies in the book are real...an intriguing start I am sure you will agree.
The main character in the book arguably is Robert Langdon a symbologist from Harvard university who is in Paris for a lecture. Late one night Langdon is awaken in his hotel room by a visit from the French Judicial Police who require some information from Langdon.
Langdon is informed that the famed curator of the Louvré gallery, Jacques Sauniere has been found murdered and that the police need to ask Langdon a few questions. They escort Langdon to the scene of the crime as he had been due to meet Jacques Sauniere that very evening however Sauniere had failed to show.
Langdon agrees to go along with the police unaware that he is the chief suspect in their enquiries. At the Louvre, Langdon is shocked when lying beside the body of Sauniere written in blood is a cryptic message. As the two had never actually met this was even more of a surprise.
Enter Sophie Neveu a cryptologist that works for the police also who arrives at the murder scene to investigate. Sophie reveals to Robert that she is infact Sauniere's only granddaughter and also reveals the identity of the prime suspect as Langdon and the two join forces to try and solve the riddle.
The story takes the couple across France, England and Scotland in a race against both time, mysterious organisations, secret societies and seemingly the Church.
I'll not give anymore of the story away you will make of it what you will.
The Verdict:
I really enjoyed the book it was gripping reading and contrary to others opinions I feel that the book was fairly well researched. However, I believe that Dan Brown has used the research that backs his story only and has ignored the glaring holes in it.
The validity of this this book would not be questioned had Dan Brown not indicated that the historical element of his book was based in fact. It is actually based on some very shaky theories some of which were recently investigated on Channel 4's, The Real Da Vinci Code and numerous articles and books.
True or not it doesn't really matter this book is very entertaining indeed and I'd reccomend it as such
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Sounds like an interesting read. It is the sort of thing I would have to take on holiday with me otherwise I would lose interest before I got around to finishing it. Rich
Feb 8th, 2005
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