The Da Vinci Code - worth the hype?

[Orpheum]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 11:17am

Dan Brown's other books are crap too. Who's with me?

[ConvinceMe2]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 11:24am

I've only read THE DA VINCI CODE, but it was so poorly written, I'll never read another by him.

[TheHumanTorch]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 11:41am

all of his books are SO predictable and formulaic after you've read just one, but nevertheless, his books are an entertaining easy read.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 12:07pm

Yes, THE DA VINCI CODE was entertaining. I bought a paperback of it in Europe last summer and got so caught up with it that I could do little else but read it! However, I figured it out about 200 pages before the denouement--although I didn't anticipate the introduction of a new character at the end.

It's over-plotted, for sure.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 12:11pm

Well I read the DaVinci Code in one nights sitting and I thought it was decent. It was hardly as good as I hoped it would be given all the hype but I took that to be because I'd taken a class which talked about theories etc and it covered virtually everything in the book- before the book came out. I've never read his other books though.

[Em-LEE]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 12:23pm

I just finished the Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown did over explain things, but it was an enjoyable read.

[Pippin]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 12:29pm

I actually like Angels and Demons better than the Da Vinci code. Better Story, bigger potential losses. Dan Brown is not a great writer, but I like him because he tells great stories. Angels and Demons is definately a must read if you like the Da Vinci code. I am also excited for the movie that is coming out. (SPOILER!!!)I think Ian Mckellen is a great choice for the villian

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 1:55pm

I thought the DaVinci Code stunk, but somehow started reading Angels and Demons because a friend thought it was really good...they were wrong. He is not a good writer, and I hate superheroes who never go to the bathroom or eat!
**spoiler**
Come on...you cant tell me that in A&D, when the main character was stuck under a sarcophogus, he didnt wet his pants!

[vbplayer]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 2:16pm

I thought it was an entertaining read. I also liked Dan Browns "Deception Point".

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 2:25pm

I think he's an awful storyteller with some great storylines, although I remember thinking nothing can kill a show like too much exposition! A 13-year-old could have written better descriptions and dialogue than he did, and a lot of the theories - while compelling - put too much weight on the hokiest of evidence. ("M" for "Mary" or "Marriage" in the Last Supper? Oh puh-lease.) But I re-read it in Europe and visited a lot of the sites that are mentioned, and it forced me to look at art, architecture, history and religion in a new way, and want to learn more about them.

The book seemed like an enormous film treatment - it will probably be more effective on screen than on paper. I'm not thrilled will the cast as it is and I normally don't like Ron Howard films (but he did do Ransom, so he's somewhat familiar with the action-suspense genre) - any thoughts on the casting?

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:02pm

I had so much fun reading it and following this treasure hunt...but I thought it came off as rather pretentious. Brown explained things often in ways that I felt like he was just trying to show the reader how much he knows...I don't care what HE knows.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/26/05 at 3:07pm

Da Vinci Code was a fun read. I found it very interesting. Never read his other stuff, though.