Da Vanci Code - Cheap Writing - Page 2

theBruiser500 · #11 03-05-2005, 05:13 AM

Another thing about the book is I found the actual information (which I did find interesting) fairly paltry in comparison to to other fiction of historical fiction books I've read, i.e. Michnear, Uris.

Daliman · #12 03-05-2005, 05:30 AM

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Daliman, shouldn't your location say heels over head?

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Ever heard the term "heels over head"?

slickpoppa · #13 03-05-2005, 05:34 AM

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Daliman, shouldn't your location say heels over head?

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Ever heard the term "heels over head"?

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No, but i have also never heard the term "head over heels" used to describe someone whose heels were over their their head.

daryn · #14 03-05-2005, 06:41 AM

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Daliman, shouldn't your location say heels over head?

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No, but i have also never heard the term "head over heels" used to describe someone whose heels were over their their head.

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what?? so you're saying that everyone just walking around normally can be referred to as head over heels?

StevieG · #15 03-05-2005, 11:19 AM

His descriptions of places read like the small plaques you find outside of them. His characters are flat and serve the plot exclusively - they are dumb or insightful as they need to be.

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I rarely read fiction, and I liked it alot.

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That's practically a criterion for liking the book.

His biggest hook is that he is drawing on very bold themes that resonate deeply in the culture - art, religion, history. The fiction that goes along with it isn't worth reading.

If you want to get some insight into the past and get a good story, try "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett and "Conspiracy of Paper" by David Liss.

StevieG · #16 03-05-2005, 11:19 AM

Dave Barry pwns Dan Brown

beerbandit · #17 03-05-2005, 11:30 AM

its the best nonpoker book ive read in a long time -- it is also the only book ive readd in long time

i received the illus. edition for xmas, i liked it better with those purdy pictures

cheers

Paluka · #18 03-05-2005, 11:46 AM

I have notread The Da Vinci Code, but I started reading Angels and Demons on a plane once. I thought the book was pretty stupid. I could see everythign coming 10 pages before it happened.

thirddan · #19 03-05-2005, 12:20 PM

i thought angels and demons was pretty entertaining read, i wasn't expecting anything earth shattering, but i was entertained...even though some of the twists are pretty obviousi got what i wanted out of the book, pretty fast paced easy entertaining book...

dabluebery · #20 03-05-2005, 12:28 PM

I read all of these books. I don't like this style of writing, the cliffhangers and all, especially since Dan Brown sticks to a formula whereby you can predict many of them in advance. However, if you're going to spend a few hours on a plane, it's OK stuff. Cheap entertainment when you can catch a paperback, occupies your mind for a few hours without much deep thought. It's like watching TV.

Rob