Da Vinci Code The facts C4 Feb 3rd
Discussion
unrepentant said:
Most of it has already been shown to be imaginary.
Indeed yes - but well enough grounded to be pleasantly convincing whilst reading it.
unrepentant said:
Good book though.
Do you know? I actually struggled to get through it. Its not bad at all - it just didn't quite seem to live up to the hype. The wife was completely gripped though. I suspect it depends if its Your Thing or not, too.
I asked the same question back in August last year this thread has some interesting points and discussions.
What gets me most about the book is that it has raised so many other books and now TV shows into it's correctness - not many other books have done that
It's a good read, but I much prefer his earlier book on the same subject, Angels and Demons
What gets me most about the book is that it has raised so many other books and now TV shows into it's correctness - not many other books have done that
It's a good read, but I much prefer his earlier book on the same subject, Angels and Demons
It's a great yarn, and Dan Brown cleverly combines elements of truth with a huge amount of artistic license. Funnily enough the local news even made reference to it the other night as Opus Dei are opening their first parish (probably not the correct technical term) in London. The reporter questioned the Priest on whether he practised self-flagulation, to which he firstly called the journo "cheeky", and then went round the houses trying to avoid a direct answer ... that'll be a 'yes' then we can presume!! Agree that 'Angels & Demons' even better.
>> Edited by semtex73 on Wednesday 26th January 13:12
>> Edited by semtex73 on Wednesday 26th January 13:12
semtex73 said:
Agree that 'Angels & Demons' even better.
>> Edited by semtex73 on Wednesday 26th January 13:12
except for the ridiculous helicopter bit ( trying to not give too much away)...oh and the interesting airplane at the beginning, ( again, trying to not give too much away)
otherwise I also enjoyed it more than TDVC, his others are just efforts though and Im sure you could spend your time more wisely
JonRB said:
You want to read "Cryptonomicon" and "Snow Crash", both by Neal Stephenson.
Yeah - when are they goign to make a film of Snow Crash - I mean the opening sequence of pizza delivery has hollywood written all over it...
as fod DV - the whole thing has completely passed me by, all I read on it put me off...
mr_tony said:I must confess I haven't actually read it. For the past few months, in every train I've sat on and every airport lounge I've waited in, I've seen people reading it. That alone is enough to put me off - I've never been a sheep.
as for DV - the whole thing has completely passed me by, all I read on it put me off...
JonRB said:
I must confess I haven't actually read it. For the past few months, in every train I've sat on and every airport lounge I've waited in, I've seen people reading it. That alone is enough to put me off - I've never been a sheep.
But there must have been even more people who weren't reading it...
Baaaaaah
obiwonkeyblokey said:Just as stupid as some of the facts imo and adds to the story line
Agree that 'Angels & Demons' even better.
semtex73 said:
It's a great yarn, and Dan Brown cleverly combines elements of truth with a huge amount of artistic license. Funnily enough the local news even made reference to it the other night as Opus Dei are opening their first parish (probably not the correct technical term) in London. The reporter questioned the Priest on whether he practised self-flagulation, to which he firstly called the journo "cheeky", and then went round the houses trying to avoid a direct answer ... that'll be a 'yes' then we can presume!! Agree that 'Angels & Demons' even better.
I was sat in the dentist the other day, waiting my for latest round of torture, reading the Daily Mail (it was the only paper there - it was that or 'Hello'
) Anyhow - there was an article stating that the new education secretary, Ruth Kelly, is a member of Opus Dei! More here 
judas said:
It's a great yarn, and Dan Brown cleverly combines elements of truth with a huge amount of artistic license. Funnily enough the local news even made reference to it the other night as Opus Dei are opening their first parish (probably not the correct technical term) in London. The reporter questioned the Priest on whether he practised self-flagulation, to which he firstly called the journo "cheeky", and then went round the houses trying to avoid a direct answer ... that'll be a 'yes' then we can presume!! Agree that 'Angels & Demons' even better.
I was sat in the dentist the other day, waiting my for latest round of torture, reading the Daily Mail (it was the only paper there - it was that or 'Hello'
I was reading that on an internet news site yesterday.
Scary stuff.
The spread of fundamentalist morons obviously not limited to our friends across the pond....
JonRB said:
As stated before, lots of fiction with just enough facts to make it really interesting.
Sounds just like "Cryptonomicon" and "Snow Crash" in that case.
But then again, that is probably true of a lot of 'speculative fiction' (my term).
Cryptonomicon is not only a great book (I loved it) but it's also a good weapon in hardback form due to it's size and weight!
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