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Old 12-29-2003, 12:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The Davinci Code by Dan Brown

Has anyone read the book The Davinci Code by Dan Brown.

It is a very good book, that i just finished reading. It is a suspense/mystery book with some religious and historical undertones. I reccomend it to everyone. Here is a link to some more infomration about the book.

Info about the Book (Amazon.com)
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Old 12-29-2003, 01:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Great book. I suggest you read the first one of the series if you liked Davinci Code, it was even better imo.

The book is called: Angels & Demons
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Old 12-29-2003, 07:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks for reccomindation, does it also have Langdon as a main character or is it completeky seperate story?
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Old 12-29-2003, 08:11 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks for reccomindation, does it also have Langdon as a main character or is it completeky seperate story?
Yeah, he's in it.
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Old 01-01-2004, 06:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'm about half way into it and i love it. It has not let me down yet. A must read.
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Old 01-01-2004, 10:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Both are quite good, and are both worth a read, though personally I felt Brown did things a bit more streamlined in Da Vinci Code, built on everything he did in Angels and Demons and did it up right.
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Old 01-01-2004, 11:17 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Anyone know when a paperback edition should be coming out?

I've heard so many good things about it, so I picked up Angels and Demons a while back, and I really liked it. I'm gonna hold out for the paperback edition of The Davinci Code, but I'm not sure how much longer I can wait!

Also, has anyone read Deception Point (also by Dan Brown)?
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Old 01-02-2004, 09:21 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I was wanting to pick up this book almost all year but since Im a poor college student I was unable to. Thankfully it was given to me this Christmas! I sped through the book in a day and a half. The first time in a long while that a book actually pulled me in to the point where I couldnt put it down. Kudos to Brown.
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Old 01-02-2004, 09:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I heard it was a good book maybe ill borrow it from my aunt i think she has it.
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Old 01-02-2004, 10:22 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Reading the description this seems similar ot Focault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. Has anyone read this? If I liked that should I like the DaVinci Code?
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Old 01-03-2004, 06:12 PM   #11 (permalink)
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It was excellent! DaVinci Code is Foucault's Pendulum, but readable, and the plot goes somewhat different places.

I've been thinking about picking up his earlier book. Thanks for the recommendation, guys!
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Old 01-03-2004, 07:16 PM   #12 (permalink)
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It was pretty good. I liked it for the little historical tidbits more than for the actual story, which I thought was a bit lacking, but on the whole, it was pretty good. Very readable, thats for sure, and like I said, the little pieces of history imbedded in it are very interesting.
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Old 01-04-2004, 12:01 AM   #13 (permalink)
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It was excellent! DaVinci Code is Foucault's Pendulum, but readable, and the plot goes somewhat different places.

I've been thinking about picking up his earlier book. Thanks for the recommendation, guys!
Thanks.

Well, should I read Ange;s & Demons before moving on to the DaVinci Code?
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Old 01-05-2004, 05:11 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Though both books have the same main character there is no need to read them in any a specific order.

Jadey be aware that the DaVinci Code is MUCH MORE mass market then Foucault's Pendulum. The book is very enjoyable but will not stretch your mental muscles at all.
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Old 01-05-2004, 11:34 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Though both books have the same main character there is no need to read them in any a specific order.

Jadey be aware that the DaVinci Code is MUCH MORE mass market then Foucault's Pendulum. The book is very enjoyable but will not stretch your mental muscles at all.
Thanks. I had a little trouble getting through parts of Foucault's Pendulum. Hopefully this will be a better read then.
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Old 01-05-2004, 11:42 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Is anybody else afraid that The DaVinci Code movie is really going to suck? Couldn't they have let somebody talented direct it at least?
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Old 01-05-2004, 07:48 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Whats the info on the movie. I havent heard anything, but the book would seem like it would be hard to mess up in a movie.
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Old 01-05-2004, 11:24 PM   #18 (permalink)
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There isn't much info on the movie yet other than the fact that it's going to be directed by Ron Howard. Also the rights to Angels & Demons and (I believe) the upcoming Robert Langdon novel were also purchased.
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Old 01-06-2004, 04:17 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I hope they don't make these books into movies, but I'm sure it's inevitable. Angels & Demons is my favorite so far, but The DaVinnci Code and Deception Point are very good as well. Please go out and read them. And for all those people that are waiting for the paper back or someone to give the book as a gift: there's this new place called a "Library", it's really cool, you should check it out. NPI.
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Old 01-06-2004, 04:26 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I've always hated to read, but the Da Vinci Code was so good that I read it in three days!
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Old 01-08-2004, 03:23 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I read Angels and Demons and the DaVinci code, and couldn't put down either. I made a special effort to see the circular Temple Church on my trip to London, but couldn't go inside because it was closed. On his website, there was a mind game puzzle to get clues about the next book, but I don't know if it's still there.
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Old 01-08-2004, 07:20 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I just finished reading it last night and it was very entertaining.

Granted, the general plot was fairly plain and somewhat predictable, the history tidbits transform the book into something you want to keep reading.
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Old 01-13-2004, 07:42 AM   #23 (permalink)
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My professor in college was the artist who created the ambigrams in Angels & Demons. Amazing stuff!

Check out his site, if you like:
www.johnlangdon.net
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Old 01-13-2004, 08:05 AM   #24 (permalink)
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My professor in college was the artist who created the ambigrams in Angels & Demons. Amazing stuff!

Check out his site, if you like:
www.johnlangdon.net
Very cool stuff.

Did you take art classes from him? What kind of art did he teach?
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Old 01-13-2004, 08:38 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Arg! I'm tryin to think of one of the other books that he wrote that my fiancee's mother bought me. It was a really good book. Something Fortress I believe. That one was definately a good read.
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Old 01-13-2004, 09:17 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Very cool stuff.

Did you take art classes from him? What kind of art did he teach?
He was my Typography teacher.
...and a very nice guy too. He opened my eyes to the artform of type and the beautiful subtle nuances that make up letterforms.
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Old 01-13-2004, 11:13 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Arg! I'm tryin to think of one of the other books that he wrote that my fiancee's mother bought me. It was a really good book. Something Fortress I believe. That one was definately a good read.
That would be Digital Fortress. I haven't read it yet, though.
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Old 01-13-2004, 03:55 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I finally got to read the book, and I loved it! I thought Angels & Demons was a little better, though. Maybe because I read it first. I liked the use of art and architecture as clues, too.
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Old 01-13-2004, 05:05 PM   #29 (permalink)
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LOL drown_with_me.
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Old 01-15-2004, 01:06 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Here's that puzzle I was talking about:

(there's music there)

publisher's puzzle

it gives clues about the next Dan Brown Book featuring Robert Langdon. Use Google (or PM me) if you get stuck.

The next book is about Spoiler: the CIA, Masons, cryptography, and the Great Seal of the U.S.




at the end, there's a
link to the original DaVinci Code game that was put up prior to the release of that book.

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Old 01-16-2004, 05:36 AM   #32 (permalink)
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So the character of the book was based on a real person?
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Old 01-16-2004, 09:22 AM   #33 (permalink)
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What? No, Robert Langdon is a fictional character.

By the way, some casting rumors for the movie include Russell Crowe as Robert Langdon and Kate Beckinsale as Sophie.
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Old 01-16-2004, 09:39 AM   #34 (permalink)
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I felt like a was reading a screenplay when reading the book (sort of like any Michael Crichton book ever written), anyway. I don't think there is lots of deep subtext that will be hard to capture in a movie. It's your basic thriller, within an interesting religious setting. I think Angels and Demons would make a better movie, mainly because of the primary setting.

Both books were great fun to read due to their clever and original settings, even though within those settings they are pretty formulaic. I found all the religious mumbo-jumbo to be a blast to read, especially because much of it has some surface truth to it.

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Old 01-17-2004, 05:12 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Easily the best book I've read in awhile
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Old 01-18-2004, 10:01 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Not my usual type of read, but it was fun. The little web game was also a pretty good time. All in all, I would recommend reading it.
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Old 01-25-2004, 05:09 PM   #37 (permalink)
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I got the book for christmas and finished it inabout a week. It was good stuff, but I think what kept me turning he pages was the interesting historical facts more than the actual story.
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Old 01-28-2004, 03:00 AM   #38 (permalink)
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I loved it, a friend sent me a link to the game thingy before it was published and it made me determined to get it.
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Old 01-28-2004, 10:15 AM   #39 (permalink)
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I have read Da Vinci, Deception and Angels.
I am getting through Digital Fortress at Internet Speed.
The ending let me down because he does a great job of pulling you along w/ the story but they all end abruptly.
Nevertheless...it really occupies me on the commute...Iget to my destination in no time.
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Old 01-31-2004, 08:17 PM   #40 (permalink)
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I got the book for christmas and finished it inabout a week. It was good stuff, but I think what kept me turning he pages was the interesting historical facts more than the actual story.
exactly. the actual story didn't really impress me much and some of the characters were kinda...blah. and the ending was really unfulfilling. but the historical fact/religious symbolism stuff was interesting, even if it turn out that none of it is true
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