loved it

this book is perfection.... cant be beaten

I thought that this book was amazing, as the conspiracy theories that Dan Brown has imprinted is jaw dropping this book is totally better than the film, as I felt that the book just always with a cliff hanger after every ending of a chapter. People are most likely to compare this book to it's previous book featuring the same character Robert Langdon, so I can honestly say that Angels and Demons is more action packed and you feel more like your in a race against time in comparison to The Da Vinci Code. But this does not deny the total EPICNESS of The Da Vinci Code ... so I advice get this book as your bookshelf is incomplete without it mate ... get it if you enjoy a good thriller and face interesting (and slightly controversial) conspiracy theories ... and much much more entertainment

I decided to read The Da Vinci Code largely because of the storm of controversy that followed it’s release. I had never heard of Dan Brown, nor was I particularly well educated around the bible, so my decision to read this book was a little bit of a surprise one. I was not disappointed. The book follows the main protagonist Robert Langdon, a Harvard University professor of symbology. He is disturbed by the authorities in the middle of the night, having been implicated in the murder of the museum curator at the Louvre, Paris. With the assistance of police crypotographer Sophie Neveau, they embark on a quest to clear his name and find the real killer. The book itself is a fictional work, but Dan Brown has done an exhaustive amount of research into the history and development of Christianity, and the sacred ‘Holy Grail’. That said, I decided to take the book on face value as a thriller, and my decision to read it was rewarded. I’m not going to provide any spoilers in this review (the book is documented well enough to allow everyone else to do that), but what I will do is make a few observations about the book itself. The way that the story flows is seamless. The pair go from Paris, taking in London and Rome. The scenes are beautifully set placing you right in the thick of the action. The pace of the story is fast throughout, barely allowing you to pause for breath. I found the way the book was written allowed and often forced longer spells of reading that I had planned. The chapters are short, often ending with a hook, urging you to read “just one more”. The twists and turns of the plot leave you second-guessing what is going to happen next. For some, the subject matter of Christianity would put them off reading his book. As a non-Christian, I had no issue with reading this book. If you do read this book, I am certain that you will enjoy it for what it is; a well-written, fast-paced thriller that will have you glued to the pages.

I was recommended this book about 2 years ago by a colleague and I ended up finished reading it in THREE days. It is a story about the grail. Some people say it's the cup used by Jesus in the last supper and some say it's the cup that the Roman soldiers used to collect Jesus's blood. Instead of using these myths about the grail, Brown gives us a totally different explanation of what the grail is about. Let me give you some background information. The idea of the cup is never mentioned in bible and it first appeared in a story written by a French novelist in the middle ages. Legends says that drinking from the cup will give you eternal life. The story started off with a murder of an elder of a secret society. Then what follows is a series of puzzles that the main characters Robert and Sophie had to solve to find out the location of the grail. During the search, via the discussion between the characters, Brown details the historical background about the legends of the grail and the various myths associated with the grail. You can see the techique Brown used. He puts a thread through the various myths and makes a connection between the various events and facts and links them into a story. However, many of the facts mentioned are indeed true, such as the origin of the "black Friday". I also learned a lot about the famous Leonardo Da Vinci and a lot of the "decoding" skills. I have to say I enjoy reading the story very much and it is one of the best adventure fiction I've read in a long time, a clue follows another. Sooner or later you will notice that you cannot put down the book!! Another thing which I get from the story is the crytex which is a mobile vault for keeping valuables-well I think this is a good tool for storing things like wedding rings or valuable gift. A lot of you may think that the book contradicts many of the religious belief and it's blasphemy to the church. Well as a moderate catholic, I see this only as a good work of human-how can Brown imagine such a explanation, with facts that myths that fit in so well together?? Personally I do not care whether this "bloodline" of Christ exists, what matters to me is really his teaching and love to us.