Da Vinci Code
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I partially agree. When I first read the book, it was because my mom was trying to make me feel better for having accidentally sold a bunch of my other books at a yard sale (she didn't know I wanted to read them again). I was thirteen or fourteen, and I remember thinking it was all right, but not the best. When I reread it, I was very annoyed that Dan Brown would present things that obviously weren't fact as though they were, and that the research was subpar. I now think that the story itself was good, but the writing was rather mediocre.thsavage2 wrote:Running contrary to the prevailing opinion in this thread, I admit that I love The Da Vinci Code. I know Dan Brown's writing has room for improvement, that he used the controversial subject matter to his advantage, and that he excels at writing static characters... but I love this book. I read it for the first time when I was 12 (which is probably not old enough to be reading about self-harm in the name of religion and Jesus having lain with someone, to use a Biblical euphemism), but I was completely swept up in the story, which is where Brown's strength lies. The book is very well-paced, I couldn't put it down, and it led to me picking up other thriller novels, which I have greatly enjoyed. I'm pretty sure there were points where I actually gasped aloud when I was reading it for the first time. And if you just enjoy it as being a work of fiction, the sensationalization of all the Holy-Grail-Priory-of-Sion stuff just becomes another aspect of what makes the book so interesting and absorbing. And despite the sensationalism, Brown has done his research, and I've picked up a lot of great dinner party trivia bits reading his books. His other novels can get a bit formulaic after you've read a couple, but especially as this was my first, I loved it for being the wild thriller ride it was and still is. I can still pick it up and enjoy reading it.
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