The Movie Was BetterWhen the curator of The Louvre is found murdered, Robert Langdon finds himself in the middle of a mystery filled with riddles and puzzles. Will Langdon be able to figure out all of the clues?The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2) is structured in very short chapters which at first was refreshing but became old pretty fast. Instead of focusing on one major mystery with a bunch of players, there are a bunch of riddles to solve. Of course, I wasn’t able to solve the riddles ...

Alternate history, uchronias, and indirect criticism of faith and ideology combine in Dan Brown's **The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2)**, one of the most successful thriller series of all time. If you're looking for a page-turning **book review**, this is it. The separate parts were already there. Everything was already on the table. Many authors had dealt with the different ideas Brown is mixing together, and finding and recombining conspiracy theories isn’t that complicated. It’s the ...

The iconic Vitruvian Man, a symbol of strange civilization, transforms into literature's most famous corpse when Saunière uses his blood as ink and his stomach as a canvas, drawing a simple symbol: a five-pointed star, launching us into the most bizarre set of symbols you may ever encounter.The most beautiful thing a book can give us: enjoyable information. And there are novels written to be kept on a special shelf: the top shelf. Some information you'd never search for yourself, but you'll devo...

(A-) 80% | Very Good
Notes: Overly expository and featuring some truly ludicrous writing choices, this somewhat tarnishes what is otherwise a captivating, thought-provoking, and utterly page-turning read. If you're looking for a good thriller book review, give Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2) a try, but be prepared to suspend your disbelief.

Four stars for pure entertainment value.However, Dave Barry's review gets five stars:`The Da Vinci Code,' crackedby Dave BarryI have written a blockbuster novel. My inspiration was The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2) by Dan Brown, which has sold 253 trillion copies in hardcover because it's such a compelling page-turner. NOBODY can put this book down:MOTHER ON BEACH: Help! My child is being attacked by a shark!LIFEGUARD (looking up from The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2)): Not now...

This is a pretty formulaic page-turner, a fun, quick read. Written at about the level of the average Nancy Drew mystery, it's best appreciated at that level. As far as the content goes, there are howlers on virtually every page (starting with the hero who looks like "Harrison Ford in Harris tweed" and is a "Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard" -- good work if you can find it). You have to ignore some very pulpy, cheesy writing to enjoy this romantic thriller. Intended as a book that a d...

Most of us have heard about this controversial book, The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2). It takes an open-minded person to read it and remember that it's just fiction. But it brings up a lot of important questions about the Christian church, and the loss of paganism and the respect of the Goddess or the Woman. I don't care if I'm the only one who likes this book. It's my own truth, and I'll think what I want to think. Dan Brown didn't LEAD me or anyone else. He OPENED our minds. Simply ...

PLEASE don't recommend *The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2)* to me because you think it's brilliant. Please don't try to explain to me that it's a "really interesting and eye-opening book." Just don't. Please. I've read Iain Pear, I heart Foucault's Pendulum, Dashiell Hammett is my hero, Alan Moore is My Absolute Favorite, I listen to Coil on a fairly regular basis, and cloak n' dagger secret society/Priory of Sion/Knights of Templar-tinged num nums make me a very happy girl... but if you...

Okay, so as I said in my review of *Angels & Demons*, if you really want to enjoy this book, you've got two options: 1. Read the Illustrated Edition. OR 2. While reading your copy, open Google Images and search for pictures of every place Robert Langdon visits, every hall in the Louvre, every painting by Da Vinci, his manuscripts, the churches, and the streets of Paris. [Image of Da Vinci Code painting] The most important paintings in the novel and the secret to its plot: Da Vinci's cod...

A thriller completely lacking in pacing or exciting language. A mystery devoid of clues, foreshadowing, or verifiable facts. A tell-all of half-truths based upon a forged document written by a schizophrenic conman. A character-driven modern novel devoid of believable characters. Basically, a second draft of *Angels and Demons*. Page-turning action thanks to the literary equivalent of blue balls. A spiritual awakening built on new-age conspiracy theory. *The Da Vinci Code* by Dan Brown is many th...