by travis bickle on September 27th, 2006

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Is "The Da Vinci Code" all it's hyped up to be?

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by alleyb on February 5th, 2008
If your interested in 'The Davinci Code', I would recommend you to read 'Angels & Demons' first because it is the pre-quel and in my opinion, the better of the two.
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- I totally agree.
  The Davinci code was good but Angles and Demons was brilliant.
  
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  by Catsrock- Member of LOCLAB on July 11th, 2008
- In agreement as well, but I thought they were both great reads.
  
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  by xhepera on December 15th, 2008
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by mxhmxh on September 28th, 2006
the book was medicore. the characters were flat and there was almost no discernable plot. i think the only reason it became such a big success is the ignorance most christans have about the history of the church.
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by sage on July 7th, 2007
I have read hundreds of books in my time but The Da Vinci Code, I read a few chapters and put it down,totally lost,and I not one to put a book down
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- It is one of them books that you need to follow, its gets real good after about chapter 8 and then all the wierdness starts to fall into place.
  
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  by slothmister on July 7th, 2007
- Even if it is shit you should have gave it a chance. Half-assing things like this really kills me inside.
  
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  by travis bickle on July 7th, 2007
- sorry i offended you, but I dont half ass anything
  
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  by sage on July 7th, 2007
- You didn't offend me. I gave you 6 points! I just think you should have gave the book, that you half-assed (that wasn't meant to be offensive, it's just the way I talk) a chance.
  
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  by travis bickle on July 7th, 2007
- Sage, I am sorry but I must agree with our residant mistress, you did "half arse" the book. It is a good book, if you enjoy reading like you say you do then give it a blast a little past the first few chapters.
  
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  by slothmister on July 7th, 2007
- I started reading when I was 12, I am now 63 I have read many books that didnt grab me, put it down and went back to start over and finished, but The Da Vinci Code didnt,so i figure 1 out of many isnt a bad thing
  
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  by sage on July 8th, 2007
- I must side with sage on this one, I don't think the Da Vinci code is a book that simply "must" be read. I would agree with slothmister if the book in question was Ulysses or something of similar calibre, something I would agree really should be read. But then it is all subjective I suppose. Read what you like. TO be honest I think I skimmed most of the first few chapters as I was bored as well, although it does get a bit more engaging later on :)
  
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  by Tinkerbell on November 17th, 2007
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by Amy on January 8th, 2007
I'm halfway through the book and thoroughly enjoying it. Haven't seen the film yet.
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by Anonymous on September 28th, 2006
Not really. I read the book and it was alright for a trashy light-hearted thriller, but I don't get why everyone took it so seriously or claimed it changed their life or anything. And the film was pretty terrible.
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by LynfromNM on September 27th, 2006
I thought the book was great fun -- suspenseful and challenging. I wasn't all that wild about the characters, but they were interesting. It'a page-turner, and the ideas are certainly worth contemplating.
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by sunshiney on September 27th, 2006
Yes.I read it and I really enjoyed it. I did'nt see the movie.
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by Bobby Dias on September 27th, 2006
Da Vinci Code is fiction- made up because no one can study anything to call Da Vinci Code writers the liars they are.
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- yes the book is a work of fiction. The author isn't a liar because he never said it was true. He said it is a NOVEL - which by definition is fiction
  
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  by LynfromNM on September 27th, 2006
- yeah and that JK Rowling writing all those lies about wizards! And what about Dickens- he made it all up I tell you!
  
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  by Anonymous on September 28th, 2006
- What about shakespear? Come on!!! Bobby Dias, your an idiot!
  
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  by slothmister on July 7th, 2007
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by Mr. McClister on September 27th, 2006
The book is Great..The movie is ehh

Edit: I would rent the movie
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- So I should'nt waste my money on the movie?
  
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  by sunshiney on September 27th, 2006
- Rent it
  
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  by xhepera on December 15th, 2008
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by kenken on December 15th, 2008
A bore. The action is unbelievable & it is poorly written.
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by Matthewisdom on December 15th, 2008
Reading it you will be intrigued as long as you do not know history of the subject.
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by guitar_hero on December 19th, 2007
The book was decent it was something that kept you interested and wanting to read more. I am a fan of puzzles and that may be why it appealed to me.
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by Monika on December 19th, 2007
The book is pretty good, in my opinion, but, of course, there will always be better.
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by Magenta on November 17th, 2007
The book was good, but his previous novel "Angels and Demons" was better, and has similar themes, and the same central character.
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by AnaContessa on November 17th, 2007
The book was FANTASTIC. I very much enjoyed it.

The movie was a HUGE disappointment. To begin with, Ron Howard was a poor choice for director. This was not the genre of film that Ron Howard excels in. It was also horribly miscast with Tom Hanks in the role of Robert Langdon, though I thought Audrey Tautou was well cast as Sophie Neveu. And then it just got worse from there.

Watching the film and how shallow the production was gave me the feeling that it was a rush job getting it done by whatever the deadline was, like they were under the gun or something.

Also, I thought that the potential was there for a really wonderful musical score, given the location of the shoots, and the wonderful backdrops and scenery, but YAWN. What a bore it turned out to be.

Two thumbs down on the whole production.
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- I'm with you. thought the book was great. Couldn't put it down. The film? ugh.
  
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  by xhepera on December 15th, 2008
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by slothmister on July 7th, 2007
I read it, it was a good read but you need to stick with it until the end for it to make real sense. I would give it 4 stars for entertainment and 3 stars for writing and 5 stars for storyline, cos lets face it, what a storyline!
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by jangobean on January 8th, 2007
I really enjoyed the book, as I have with all Dan Brown's novels.
The movie was 'ok'.
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by CalvinCD on October 7th, 2006
book is great.
movie sucks.
angels and deamons is almost exactly the same as the code.
Read the Code
Don't read A&D
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- Ohhh, I disagree! Read A&D first! :) +, anyway!
  
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  by xhepera on December 15th, 2008
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by RFlagg on October 5th, 2006
No. It stinks. I'd sooner read Goosebumps.
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by Tinkerbell on November 17th, 2007
No. It is a page turner, keeps you busy for a few hours or so but is total twaddle.

And the film was just boring.
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