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i'm about 2/3 of the way through
kind of an interesting idea of course. i guess i was expecting something a little more shocking. however, it bothers me that brown plays fast and loose with facts to tie his theory together. unfortunately there is more supporting evidence for the documents in the current bible. browns main theory is based on disjointed and less reliable evidence. while it's exciting (and apparently profitable) to think that facts were suppressed, the evidence to support this idea is weak. at any rate, it makes for a good story. just as jfk and bowling for columbine appeared to be convincing films at first, marginal research revealed that the ideas presented were often lacking proof.
a couple more things stuck out...
phi is not 1.618. its like saying that 1/3 = 0.333. these numbers are infinitely long, and it's mathematically important to include that caveat.
this book is full of cliches. i don't read many bestsellers, but is this what they are all like? stopped in his tracks, turned on his heel, going to be a long night?? that's poor writing, spake the intro to writing prof. maybe i couldn't do better, but ive definitely seen better.
im told that focualt's pendulum by umberto eco is better, but i have not yet read it.
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