Monday 20 July 2009

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code

By: Dan Brown

From: Corgi

A cracking good read - not a total stretch or something that will go down as a future classic, just a good solid read. Mainly based on assertations made in several books, this story is the lumping together of all of these stories into one cohesive conspiracy.

This is a cliffhanger book, not fact or accuracy. There is literary licence taken, forgiveable in this case, to keep the story moving. Each chapter is designed to draw you deeper into the story making it un-put-downable.

The characters are somewhat poster-like in their two-dimensionality. The baddies are, well especially bad and you root solidly for the good guys.

The film of the same name based on this book does not do the story justice - it is accurate - it just lacks the character, if it is possible, that the book has.

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