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| The Da Vinci Code | 
| Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
New (413) Collectible (216) from $0.01
Avg. Customer Rating:  3864 reviews
Sales Rank: 10500
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 454
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0385504209
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385504201
ASIN: 0385504209
Publication Date: March 18, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 EDGE OF YOUR SEAT - EVERY PAGE June 14, 2003
AN AWESOME THRILLER AND MYSTERY. A WONDERFUL READ, EVEN FOR NON READERS. FULL OF RICH DETAIL AND JUST A GREAT STORY. 2-4 PAGE CHAPTERS MAKE IT EASY TO PICK UP AND PUT DOWN OFTER.......BUT GOOD LUCK WITH EVER PUTTING IT DOWN ONCE YOU START !
 Wonderful Read June 14, 2003
I just finished reading this novel and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I could not put this book down. I thought it was very provocative and insightful. I am also a Christian, but I am sufficiently secure in my beliefs to understand this is a work of fiction, and it should be taken as so. If you are not mature enough to read a book that might challenge your belief system, or give you an alternate perspective to spirituality, stay away from this genre. This is a mystery novel wrapped around a very interesting historical subject. I have recommended this book to many people and they all have loved it.
Happy reading!
A Stunning, Well Researched, Beautiful Book !! June 13, 2003
Through a very ingenious mystery plot, Dan Brown tries to present the complex roots of modern Christianity. The book makes one wonder why women were cast out of most modern religions, so it is not the "normal" dogma that we are used to, and may explain some of the more negative & emotional reviews.Contrary to those reviews, this book is NOT an anti-religion tome. It celebrates and is very respectful of human spirituality, in all its forms. It tries to explain, in a historical context, how religions came to be what they are today. The end is particularly wonderful, with a final analysis that should leave everyone feeling good about their beliefs, whatever they are. BUT, let me emphasize, The Da Vinci Code it isn't *just* about religion -- it is also a thrilling detective story. Despite a great opening page, I do agree that the beginning is just a tiny bit slow, but is more than compensated for, later on. It is so well written, that I could not figure out who the "bad guy" was even at the very end! Dan Brown weaves a twisting and turning plot that finishes elegantly, without lowering itself to explaining a bunch of loose ends, in the final chapter! I can't wait for the movie to come out!
 Much better books are out there. June 13, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After hearing a friend rave about how complex and interesting this book was, I decided to sit down and read it. Considering that there are so many great books around with similar concepts, this was pretty much a waste of time. I would much rather have spent the time rereading Eco's "Name of the Rose" or Wilton Bernhardt's "Gospel," both of which pull off the religious-mystery concept far, far better than this book.
 Venus Pentacle in Double Time June 13, 2003
A fun read, and a tremendous stylistic improvement over his earlier, mind-numbing "Digital Fortress", which was too reminiscent of the (very) early Michener. But, inexcusable factual errors show up a bit too early; on page 36, read:"As a young astronomy student, Langdon had been stunned to learn the planet Venus traced a perfect pentacle across the ecliptic sky every four years." Not so! The Venus synodic cycle of five (5) equidistant occultations occuring each 584 days, or 1.6 years, takes eight (8) years to complete -- 8/5 = 1.6, approximating the mathematical ratio 1.618, labelled Phi, also known as the "Golden Mean"... But it is a fun read.
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