I read this book The Da Vinci Code over this weekend. Probably about 2-3 years later than most people would have read it. I owned the illustrated edition for almost 2 years now. But for some reason could never pick it up from the shelf and read it. Maybe because I had read ‘Angels and Demons’. And from all the conversations about it, I could make out that the story may not be very different.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Anyway, I read it almost in one go and after the second half found it quite boring. I almost found myself saying, ‘Come on decipher that code fast, don’t create more drama.’ But at the same time, I wanted to see that code deciphered and figure out finally where it leads. I did a bit of research on the internet to figure out how much of what is mentioned in the book is true as my knowledge of Christianity is very limited. But what is interesting about the book The Da Vinci Code is the fact that it takes you to the topics that you may have heard or read somewhere. But may not have delved deep into it.
Ancient symbols, Cryptology, French architecture
It gave me a good peep into the world of ancient symbols, cryptology, and French architecture. An inside view of the Louvre and lots of insights into the works of Leonardo Da Vinci. The famous paintings when explained interpreted and searched for secret symbols actually make an interesting reading.
From what I gather from the various claims on the net, the interpretations given may not be true. The whole claim of the church suppressing the feminine God is supposedly false. The book begins by saying that the secret society mentioned in the book actually existed. And was formed in the 11th century. There are claims that such a society was actually formed only in mid 20th century. While there will always be views on what and who is right, for the non-Christians it gives quite some insight into the religion and its potential history.
I am assuming most people would have read this book as it is the 13th most-sold book in the history of books. So everyone must have their views on it.
Buy this book – The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown at Amazon India.
Read more:
- Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
- The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse by Jack Zipes
- The Sacred Sword by Hindol Sengupta
Finally! 🙂 Which one did you like more? I liked the ‘action’ in Angels and Demons more to my liking, even though I read it after The Da Vinci Code.
definitely ‘angels and demons’, vinci code is a follow up book on the same lines…
I guess i am one of the few people in this planet not to have read this book 🙂
Shivaji, don’t worry you are not loosing anything…
I read that book on the 24th Dec, 2004. There used to be a church behind the apartment and its bells clang, somewhere around midnight when I was completing the book :-).
Well, that is one problem with Dan Brown’s books. He starts nicely but towards the end, it stretches and stretches and becomes quite predictable.
This is one book which was blown out of proportion because of sensationalism . It was fun to read. But it took a bad taste once it was looked at from an extra-fictional point of view.