More on the DaVinci Code
I'm almost finished with the DaVinci Code and I must say, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. It's an okay read, but to be on the best seller list for three years. I don't get it. Though Dan Brown insists the book isn't an attack on the Roman Catholic Church and insists on his own Christian faith, I'm not sure what to say. I'm a pretty open minded kind of guy, but I must confess I hate bad scholarship. Perhaps that's why I have as many problems with the book as I do. But still, the action doesn't move very fast. It will be interesting to see what Ron Howard does with the movie. If it spends as much time on esoterica as the book does (and usually gets it wrong), it will be the slowest movie on record. As one review of the book suggests, none of the characters grab you. You don't want them to die, but you really don't care about them.
I was going to write a column about the book and the movie, exploring the frenzy about the book. But now I think I'll focus on more important things. Harry Potter, now that was a book series worth talking about.
I'm almost finished with the DaVinci Code and I must say, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. It's an okay read, but to be on the best seller list for three years. I don't get it. Though Dan Brown insists the book isn't an attack on the Roman Catholic Church and insists on his own Christian faith, I'm not sure what to say. I'm a pretty open minded kind of guy, but I must confess I hate bad scholarship. Perhaps that's why I have as many problems with the book as I do. But still, the action doesn't move very fast. It will be interesting to see what Ron Howard does with the movie. If it spends as much time on esoterica as the book does (and usually gets it wrong), it will be the slowest movie on record. As one review of the book suggests, none of the characters grab you. You don't want them to die, but you really don't care about them.
I was going to write a column about the book and the movie, exploring the frenzy about the book. But now I think I'll focus on more important things. Harry Potter, now that was a book series worth talking about.
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