has anyone here read the davinci code?

Insightful? Well-researched?
The-Bavis finally realized how some people are fooled by anything!

Do some research. Although I will agree that the book is fast-paced and enjoyable, the "facts" presented are blatantly flawed in many aspects.
 
i know the book is slanted in regards to it's femenine pushing ideology, but the significance to leonardo's paintings and such was new to me!
 
It did provide interesting things to think about and look into more. Some of the Leonardo observations were interesting to see, even if they weren't totally true. It made me look more critically at stuff I'd seen my whole life, like The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, etc...
 
it was a very enjoyable piece of fiction, obvisouly some of the facts were streached, but it was a good read in my opinion
 
I dont recall the name of the book, but a previous books author/publisher was suing the author/publisher of the davinci code.
Apparently the davinci code is very very similair to another fairly recernt boo (within 10 years) I remember reading some of the similarities and they were substantial, major points and turning points were identical. sorry. this post was just about useless. just thought id chime in.
 
That's interesting, paz9x. If you think of what it is, let us know. I did see a paperback at B&N the other day with a title involving DaVinci. It was a new paperback. I assumed it was some sort of knockoff of The DaVinci Code. I wonder if this is related to what you're talking about...
 
Ah, The House of Leaves. Big tizzy in my area over this book b/c of a local dj constantly yapping about it. It is wrtitten strangely and is a good read. The constantly changing text style, footnotes, end notes, appendices, rotating pages, embedded text in boxes, etc... is a little frustrating at times, but not as daunting as say the endnotes in Infinite Jest or something.

I hope you enjoy the book! Let us know what you think.
 
I read all of Chucks books too...they are decent.

Red Mars is the first part of a sci-fi trilogy about the colonization of Mars that is set in the not so distant future...its like reading 1984 in the 60s...prophetic to say the least...very political. It won some awards too. The science fiction involved is mostly science-fact.
 
YEs chuck palahniuk is amazing, I love the way he writes, Hes my favorite author over the last year or so.
highly suggested reading.
 
I picked up Da Vinci Code last year and reading the first 3 pages I was really disgusted and I returned it. I'm not hardcore religious by any means but from what I read as well as reviews online it seems like Brown goes out of his way to put Christians in a bad light and basically piss all over their beliefs.

Much like Chuck Austen does (if anyone out there reads comics anymore =P )

BTW Palahniuk... however you spell it.. is a great author, I was planning to pick up this new book he wrote, its called the Diary I think, but it keeps skipping my mind.
 
BTW Palahniuk... however you spell it.. is a great author, I was planning to pick up this new book he wrote, its called the Diary I think, but it keeps skipping my mind.
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i just finished diary a week or so ago, i thought it was horribly average untill i finished it, i was like "WHOA." it's the least "way out there" story, but is really well written.
 
I read the DaVinci Code a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. The only problem I have with it is that the author presents everything as fact. I mean, common sense tells me that some of this stuff is made up. (Hidden messages in Disney movies? Da Vinci used anagrams to hide messages in the names of his paintings? Practically every famous person in the history of Europe was a member of a secret brotherhood guarding the Holy Grail? No, even I'm not this gullible.) But since I don't know a whole lot about religion and history, there were some parts where I wasn't sure what was made up and what wasn't. (Is Opus Dei based on a real organization? How about the Priory of Sion?) Anyone know where I can find information about any of this?
 
My dad is a member of Opus Dei, it is a real organization. But as far as I can tell they only are a prayer group, not some cult, I went to a meeting with my dad and there was no albinos or torture belts or whatever. I didn't much like it to tell you the truth it was kind of boring, but it wasn't what Brown made it to be. I don't know about Priory of Sion though. You'll have better luck going to a library and looking at some references than looking online. Usually any religious stuff you find on there is horribly biased in either direction.
 
Opus Dei is a real organization. Visit the website he included in the book.

Much of the book is based on fact, because that's exactly what it is: historical fiction. Of course, the author will stretch the facts. Again, it's historical fiction. If you want to find out more about specific things in the book, look online or at your library.

I personally can't say if the Priory of Sion is real, cuz I've never looked it up. There is a WEALTH of information online about the Holy Grail, and many speculations surrounding it. Quite an amazing story. Not just the King Arthur stuff....

Anyway, definitely a topic worth researching if you are interested.
 
[quote name='magilacudy']You'll have better luck going to a library and looking at some references than looking online. Usually any religious stuff you find on there is horribly biased in either direction.[/quote]

The online bias is why I haven't tried any researching yet. I know I'm going to find a thousand sites saying that everything in the book is true and others saying everything is false. I will research in the library once I actually have free time. (damn college, it's even kept me from having enough time to visit this message board.)

So Opus Dei is real? I wonder why they haven't sued yet?
 
I read the rebuttal on the Opus Dei website. It's so short, it's pretty funny. It lays out the basic bad things written about them in the book, about the murderous monk, the self-flagellation, and the group bailing out the Vatican from bankruptcy. At the end, they basically just write: "pure nonsense!" I thought they'd have a fact by fact refute, but it's about a paragraph. They probably see it as a waste of time.

Seems like they're similar to the Knights of Columbus, but with a more spiritual focus, whereas the Knights seem more interested in good deeds. Just impressions I get, though.
 
[quote name='magilacudy']My dad is a member of Opus Dei, it is a real organization. But as far as I can tell they only are a prayer group, not some cult, I went to a meeting with my dad and there was no albinos or torture belts or whatever.[/quote]

Your dad's obviously not a member of the REAL Opus Dei.
 
[quote name='eldad9']
Your dad's obviously not a member of the REAL Opus Dei.[/quote]

He is. Would rather me have said he's an albino assassin instead of a short and fat filipino guy :? Sorry to disappoint you but that is the REAL Opus Dei hes a part of. Maybe hes not in any high-ranking position (already I hear the clicking of keyboards saying hes just not high enough to be part of the real conspiracy or whatever) but he still a part of it and no theres nothing bad about it.
 
If anyone has the Da Vinci Code in hard back check the book cover. The summary/description of the book on it has a hidden "message". Look for certain bolded letters. Seems I'm the only one who has found it so far =D
 
[quote name='eldad9']
Your dad's obviously not a member of the REAL Opus Dei.[/quote]

Just because in the book Opus Dei was full of conspiracy, doesn't mean the real organization is. For whatever reason, the author chose this organziation to be the conspiracy factor in the book. Obviously magilacudy has some firsthand experience and understands what the org. is really all about.

For some reason people take everything in a historical fiction book as truth. The whole point is that it's based on our history and our real world, but not everything is entirely accurate. Research things before you believe everything that is written.
 
[quote name='gamefreak']If anyone has the Da Vinci Code in hard back check the book cover. The summary/description of the book on it has a hidden "message". Look for certain bolded letters. Seems I'm the only one who has found it so far =D[/quote]

I will do that! Never noticed any bold letters :)
 
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