The Da Vinci Code

[joker45hahaha]

who's read it? it says that most of the facts they give i.e. history, organizations, rituals, blah blah blah are true. the thing is where do you draw the line between fact and fiction? being brought up as a christian it just makes you wonder. i dunno am i just stupid and gullible?

[atacklax]

its an awesome book, but your right. it does bring up a lot of things that I, as a Catholic, almost dont want to believe.

[MrTibs]

Yeah that book really makes you think. I cant wait for the movie to come out next year. I dont know about tom hanks being cast as the main character tho...thats questionable. If you liked this book you have to read Angels and Demons by dan brown. It also features robert langdon, its the book before the da vinci code but it doesnt really matter what order you read them in.

[swordsman]

Not as good as Clancy's novels (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger,Executive Orders,etc ). Priory of Sion and that whole 'Descendents of Jesus' thing came froms some bull this loneybin planted in some French library. He ment to say that he himself was the last of the line and therefore should be the new king of France. Saw it on a dubunking show they aired on NBC.

I liked Angels and Demons better. 'twas more realistic.

[joker45hahaha]

so the priory of sion and jesus being married etc isnt real?

[nooby-noob]

well i guess that depends on wat u belive joker. i myself am a christian and thought it was a wonderful book. it made me wonder about god but in the end my skeptisim(sp?) allowed me to grow even more in god

[laxfolife24]

i read i and i totally agree joker45, i have no idea where to draw the line. he makes it all seem so real, pretty cool though

[Chaminademid]

The priory of sion is believed to be a hoax

however all of the catholic meetings are historical

Also, the templar knights and their treasure are probably the biggest historical mystery in the world, it's featured in national treasure too.

[MainLax28]

That is why the book is so good, it makes you think about things. If you get what I am saying. It is causing you to want to find out more in a way. I personally thought it was one of the best books I have read, even though some of the stuff seems a little far fetched. There is a paperback that tells background on it like Behind the DaVinci Code or something. It was like 5.00, but I didn't buy it.

[laxliveit]

that's a great book
it was my summer reading book last year, and during the fall everyone got together in assembly and there was a debateish type thing about it- all the old-school, conservative teachers (side: dan brown is a complete fiction writer, no/very few good points) versus the younger, temp ones (side: brings up some very, very good points, for the most part true). They brought up really interesting points.

[laxrat22]

i wrote research paper on the true facts and not much of it is true. 1) there is no proof mary and jesus were married but there is no proof that they werent. 2) priory of scion was a hoax, the facts came from a book found in the national library in paris but they later found out some guy planted it there (although he did a pretty good job at it)
the whole idea that the church wanted to make jesus seem all devine and none man isnt quite true because for years they have taught that he was extraordinary but was still a man. and there are a buncha other things that i cant remember, but its not like dan brown made it all up they are ideas that have been around for years

[marflax33]

it was a good book. makes u think about how much stuff could be lies that we already beleive.

[nitto]

acually i think it was one of the most entertaining books i ever read (even though i haven't read many lol) the cliffhanger action in the book makes u keep flipping through the book. even with all the controversy

[livin4lax09]

i dont know how much of that book I believe. A lot is just too unbelievable. Also, the way I think about it is "How does he know this stuff? It's not like common knowledge. And if he were letting out a secret here, people from the church would be all over him." I dunno. Good book though, along with angels and demons. I have deception pt. for our trip to maine this year.

[anjang86]

I have a 100 pages left so please don't post any spoilers guys.

I haven't read any of the posts here, but if it hasn't allready been mentioned.. the movie is coming out next year. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

ANGELS AND DEMONS is a better Dan Brown book than DVC!

[mrmccool]

Alot of you are quick to say, well that's not true... I did a report and... well to be honest, there's no way to know. The world used to be controlled by alot less rich powerful people, and alot of times those people had societies. Has anyone read up on the Skull and Bones Society that both presidential candidates were secret members of? When people say, "secret society" theres a reason. It obviously wouldn't be a cool club if everyone knew about it. They may not be as popular or large as they used to be, but I almost guarantee centuries old societies still exist, especially concerning religions. I'm not saying those books are the truth, I'm just saying there's no way anyone can honestly say they know what doesn't exist.

[DetroitLax24]

If you guys like DVC, then you will all LOVE digital fortress, which i think is his best book.

[mrmccool]

If you guys like DVC, then you will all LOVE digital fortress, which i think is his best book.
it was alright, it wasn't that much different from the other two, although it had a killer ending

[joker45hahaha]

if he were letting out a secret here, people from the church would be all over him

they were. i saw it in a news thing that said they were against harry potter too (no lie). it was really weird...

EDIT: here (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1182249.cms) is a link to the harry potter thing (heh in the times of India)

[bloodilax977]

i haven't read it but heard it was great

[allyearlax]

Constantine was really confusing. Well never mind, it could have been because i was watching a crappy bootleg copy ;)

[SDPirate]

can anyone just tell me like wat the da vinci code is about.

cuz i hear all good things but i just wanna kno wat its about before i go find a copy

[laxrat22]

Constantine was really confusing. Well never mind, it could have been because i was watching a crappy bootleg copy ;)

or maybe it was because the movie was just crappy in general

[redraiderlax4]

i have all of dan brown's books and i love them. i love how he has the chapters the way they are. like 5 things are going on at the same time and the chapters are like 5 pages long. deception point angels and demons and digital fortress are just as good as the da vinci code. angels and demons might even be better

[WestSideLa X eR]

Let me be the first to say that I hated The Da Vinci Code.
Angels and Demons got me interested in Dan Brown so I picked up
DVC, but it was a real letdown.

Honestly, thier is SO much stuff that we don't know about
(tarots, aliens, etc.) that can be presented so realistically that
after we watch/read/learn about it then we end up questioning ourselves.
I guess that can be a good/bad thing the way you look at it.

But, the DVC just capitalized on christianity, I guess it was ok in
terms of a novel, but as a work of literature, no way.
Anybody that says the DVC is literature is not very well read.


Do yourself a favor and pick up these books (my current favorites)

1. East of Eden - John stienbeck
Was required to read, but it really is a great book.
2. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Classic.....life changing book to some
3. Absolom, Absolom - William Faulkner
Classic american literature

or, if you want something more DVC-esque, then check
out The Dante Club by Matthew pearl.

[RockStar]

......"How does he know this stuff? It's not like common knowledge. And if he were letting out a secret here, people from the church would be all over him." .....

"Secret" is already out.

The story for The Da Vinci Code was largely stolen from a non-fiction book called "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" (by Baigent)

Since then, here have been a bunch of books both supporting and refuting the findings of Holy Blood Holy Grail. No one will ever know the truth, unless they sign up for the Priory!

As for belief or disbelief - plenty of good arguments on both sides. Have to consider who the author is though.

I think what a researcher finds is partly governed by what they want to find. Christian researcher's findings will typically support the Bible. Non-Christian researchers are probably more open minded.

Few things to remember about the Bible:

-It was written thousands of years ago by people who thought the world was flat.

-It has been revised, translated, censored, editted, and re-written several times.

-the books that made the final cut for the Bible may not even be the right ones.