Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci: “Recently I found myself reading ‘The Da Vinci Code’ by Dan Brown. I had earlier in the week read Angels and Demons and enjoyed it. So thought I would see what all the fuss about ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was. Seeing as it had been on the bestseller list for what seemed like an absolute eternity. Anyway, the first four people I mentionned the fact that I was reading it too all said the same thing to me.
‘Good book. But it’s got a lousy ending’.
And unfortunately they were right. I won’t spoil it for you. But suffice to say that reading it is rather like eating a stale bar of chocolate that you find hidden in an old coat pocket after a month. It definitely retains some ‘must eat’ qualities; but all wrapped up with a rather unfortunate after taste that rather makes you wish you hadn’t bothered.”
Harsh!
I don’t quite agree. The thing I likied most about the book was the series of well-constructed puzzles. The problem with the ending is that the ending is also largely intellectual in nature … yes, Langdon has a feeling of reverence, etc., but it’s not quite the same as a book where everything is constructed to lead to a crushing emotional revelation at the end.
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