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The Da Vinci Code

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Tasche
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I thought this book was ok. It defintally wasnt that crazy. I dont even see the contraversy in it. Its a fictional book!!! By the was has anyone else read any of Dan Browns books? They are all exactly the same. The only thing that is different is the characters. The plots are very simular. If Tom hanks wasnt in the movie I would say that it would suck but That man is movie gold. Just seeing what you guys think that have read the book?
Apr 24 2006 11:46PM
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freeskier824
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the controversy was that Dan Brown stole material from other authors, which it sounds like he did
Apr 24 2006 11:47PM
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Tasche
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Ya im not talking about the stealing im talking about the contrvesy before that shit like with the catholic church. haha I just read an article about the Albino nations or some shit gettin pissed about the movie haha.
Apr 24 2006 11:50PM
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duhamelski
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i thought the book was cool. and angels and demons was also cool. and even if the stuf isn't true it is more fun to believe that it is
Apr 25 2006 12:50AM
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t3shellvenom
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im sure it sounds like it did, thats why courts dropped the case right? one author said he was going to publish a book with the exact same story line and stuff but had no evidence so they dropped it. i loved the book!
Apr 25 2006 12:59AM
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sconniestyle
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angels and demons is the best, followed by the dc. then i like digital fortress, because i dont know much about computers, so it facinated me. deception point was my least favorite.

i was able to handle the similarites in story line in the langdon duo of books, but with the other characters in the same storyline format, i was a bit bored. the thing about angels and demons and the davinci code is the historical fiction the kept me engrossed.
Apr 25 2006 1:14AM
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Scratch*my*Back
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most overrated book ever. it was an interesting story to read, but it was no good piece of writing that's for sure. he has absolutely no style and is too forward in his choice of vocabulary.

angels and demons is somewhat better but still, he is simply a blockbuster writer and is not a man of intellectual creativity on any sort of astonishing level.

the movie, however, will be intense. It is directed by the great Ron Howard and written by Avika Goldsman..the same team that did a beautiful mind and cinderella man. it's going to be fantastic. and it will be much better than the book, which is a rare occurence. I am so excited for this film I absolutely adore this pair's work together.
Apr 25 2006 3:16AM
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reggyboy
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the book was hsit it was just A cheap version of populous fiction to sell to the mildy educated masses and make them believe they are reading something of high contraversy and intelegents
Apr 25 2006 3:34AM
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Ski-hobo
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The movie has begun??
Apr 25 2006 4:42AM
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Crock360
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watch the trailer here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/da_vinci_code/
Apr 25 2006 9:43AM
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Chubby.Chaser
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this book is 3 years old
get with the times
Apr 25 2006 10:26AM
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iskilibertys
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not at all, the controversy is the book tries to re-tell biblic events in the way that the catholic church would not have wanted, then saying that the catholic church has been lieing to the public about the holy grail and mary magdaline [sp] and about a holy bloodline of christ still being alive today
Apr 25 2006 10:45AM
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lowtech
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i read all his books and i liked the da vinci code the best. they were similiar but i still enjoyed them
Apr 25 2006 12:19PM
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GANDALF
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i havent read any of is other books, but the da vinci code was really good. they way he made the chapters short and ended each chapter with a cliff hanger kept me reading.
Apr 25 2006 12:33PM
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jayamait
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my friend read it and said it was amazing and he happens to be sitting next to me right now and he says "it's non-fictional fiction, as in its based on true events apparently. but only written into a mystery." and i can't wait to see the movie.
chia!
Apr 25 2006 1:46PM
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Redstar
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He also fictionalized things he claimed to be fact.
Apr 25 2006 7:09PM
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skogenjake
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yeah pretty good i like harry potter better
Apr 25 2006 7:26PM
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AtomicTweaker
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tru the only the history was intresting
Apr 25 2006 9:37PM
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shinobi_man
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i just want to know what to read first, Da Vinci Code, or Angels and Demons?
Apr 25 2006 9:50PM
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CalShralpGirl
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Read Angels and Demons first, it helps you get to know the main character (robert langdon) better and da vinci code does refer occasionally back to angels and demons. BTW..Loved these books, probably among my favorite books though yes, they are a bit overly hyped up.
Apr 26 2006 12:44AM
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mattster
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the book was alright... the problem is that people believe everything in it to be true. they dont realise that it's just a story book, like the bible
Apr 26 2006 12:55AM
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SKItheBURG
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i didn't think the book was too special. dan brown just isn't that great of a writer, but i was very interested in the history that it brought up so i went and read some books about that afterward. i think the movie will be really good, though. the whole time i was reading it i felt like i was reading a movie script.
Apr 26 2006 9:27AM
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shinobi_man
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thanks guys
Apr 26 2006 9:54PM
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willbro466
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its like he made a mad libs for his stories. all the plots are so similar
Apr 26 2006 10:08PM
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Tasche
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I read Decption point first and wanted to punch him right in the nose. It is like someone watched a movie and then told me about it. No character devolopment no sub plot or in depth discussion. Then I read decption point again except this time it was calld Da Vinci code.

I felt his books to be entertaining but everybody acts like dan brown wrote the history himself. I saw a history channel special on that like 5 years ago.

Dan Brown is a hack and I hope people realize it soon.
Apr 29 2006 1:44AM
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skitolive123456789
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i started angels and demons. it was pretty cool but i never finished it.
Apr 29 2006 2:52PM
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shinobi_man
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u should. it was a very suprising ending (for me any way)
Apr 29 2006 5:40PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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you are soooooooooo educated. I nominate you to decide what is cool and what isnt for the rest of the world. Your opinion is one I hold very close to my heart.

Dude your such an emo bitch. Rebelling against whats is popular just to look more like a intellectual is fucking played out. Get a life or slit your wrists.
Apr 29 2006 6:31PM
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dwalk
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woah people stop getting so in depth, its a good enertaining read, who cares if it has no style or good word choice or whatever the hell your saying
Apr 29 2006 7:21PM
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mattster
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yeah, it defanately tkept me occupied. plus i learned some things... its win win bitch !
Apr 29 2006 8:12PM
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brennanmidwest
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ya it was really interesting the only wierd part was taht i didnt know exactly waht to beleive
Apr 30 2006 7:29PM
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Tasche
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Im not rebelling against what is popular. I am rebeling agains what sucks.
Apr 30 2006 10:55PM
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parkerhouse
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anyone who says the book is true is wrong, it was on 60 minutes last night
May 1 2006 5:47PM
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mattster
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yeah, cause he most likeley took some poetic licence on some of it. or all of it...
May 1 2006 7:38PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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just because the book was easy to read doesnt make it bad. And if his all of his books are the same then he obviously has a style.

I really liked all his books. They kept me interested and I didn't have to try too hard to read them.

I feel like Tom Hanks is a terrible choice for the character because I always pictured that Langdon guy more like Indiana Jones and I can't get past Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump.
May 1 2006 8:17PM
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reggyboy
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non they are both shit,

if u want to read a decent conspiricy book that has been wriiten by someone who can write read the shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz de safon
May 2 2006 7:22AM
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R.I.P.BigTree
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read the book that the Davinci Code is based on: the one that is non-fiction and printed in the 80s cant remember the name at the moment
May 2 2006 4:15PM
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sebbyyy
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The reason theres so much controversy is cuz the stuff that he says makes sense and the catholic church is trying to cover there asses cuz they no it makes sense
May 3 2006 10:29PM
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jimmychung
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nah he didn't, those other authors wrote a book about the same topic in the 80s, but it was not the same in any respect. you would think that they would have sued him before the book became such a smash if it really was plagiarism, they just wanted a piece of the pie. i've said that it's like star trek suing star wars.
as for the book? loved it! i can't wait for the movie. i agree, tom hanks is my favorite actor, and ron howard is one of my favorite directors.
May 3 2006 10:34PM
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pag
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I loved that book I red it in 2 "reading session" and by the way, yeah the book isn't true but it's based on hypothesis about those facts. SO there is some things that are true others that aren't and other's that we don't know... I red a book about that, what's true in it and what's false and there is surprisely a lot of hypothesis that have some facts to prove it and stuff.But it's still hypothesis.
May 3 2006 10:47PM
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