Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code

[DexterTexter]

@dextertexter...was your comment directed to my post bro? or general lang to....kay andam na kaayo ko motubag kon para ako toÂ*

bitaw what i wanted to emphasize was that i am a big fan of Jesus...and whether he was married...celibate...or unsa pa...it does not matter to me...kay wa may na usab sa iyang teachings kon ibutang ta bisan nag igat2 paÂ* sila ni magdalene diba....

Elow! I guess the popularity of Da Vinci Code (as well as that of Angels and Demons... which I prefer over Da Vinci) was because of its many religious undertones, to put it rather superficially. Actually, Dan Brown made a direct attack on the Catholic Church and I guess the entire Christian religion in general. But that's part of the fun. I'm quite sure some historical "facts" he cited in Da Vinci Code were rather factual. And by factual, i mean he has some documents to bolster his claims: ancient, antiquated and supposedly reliable sources. Personally though, I don't suppose we have to believe them all.

Intrigue is Dan Brown's game and that's the reason he's now drinking french champagne on a yacht somewhere in the mediterranean. To be fair, Dan Brown does his craft superbly, although we're in no obligation to buy whatever he's putting out in his books. As for me, I am not a man of strong faith.... or shall I say... I'm not as devout as some of us are... but the book did nothing to weaken my faith. I just took it as it was... i took it as nothing more that a beautifully done, shrewd and a very intriguing story. And it was great entertainment for me. I finished Angels and Demons and Da Vinci code in succession in four days in December 2005.

Both books are an awesome read! Highly recommended.

[Gwynhuever]

@dexter....i also read all of Dan Brown's books....there are many conspiracy theories about everything under the sun...and he likes to write about some of them...big deal....it is not his fault people are so impressionable they take his words as gospel truth.....i guess we just need to remember fiction is a pigment of the author's imagination...albeit in this one ...a very creative imagination...

[king_mark]

da vinci code was a fiction. dan brown had so many errors in the book.

[kyuusai]

^^

Maayo ni ipabasa kang Eliseo Soriano... hehehehehe...


@kyussai

What's the pattern?

you'll notice that when you are close to the end of reading it, dan brown will twist your instinct that who is the real villain that you might think in the first place. I must say that it's really worth the read. Fun and fast-pacing. But i prefer ANgels and Demons which robert langdon started his first adventure...

[DexterTexter]

@Gwynheuver

:mrgreen: Yeah, Dan Brown is very imaginative. True, we must take fiction just as it is: a figment of the author's imagination. I found it amusing how he was able to twist the facts to put intrigue on notion of the church and of Jesus himself. Galeng.

@Kyuusai

Agree jud ko nimo. I also prefer A&D over DVC. Pero they're both great books to read, yun lang nga, we all have favorites!

[klavel]

Da Vinci Code was the first Dan Brown book i've ever read..I first heard of it from a friend who suggested me to read it..my curiousity got the better of me and viola! a very good friend gave me a PDF file of the whole book..i'd read it in the office and sometimes at home..The book (purely fiction) gave shocking revelations on Christ, Leonardo da Vinci, Opus Dei, Mary Magdalene, etc..Nevertheless, whatever i've read never affected my faith and belief on my religion...BUT if ever the things mentioned in the book were true especially about Magdalene's relationship with Jesus, it's really not so much of a big deal to me..He is man (a son of God), has feelings like us and capable of loving someone...it will still not affect my faith in Him..

[Gwynhuever]

@klavel....*hugs hugs hugs* .... :mrgreen:

parehas ta opinion....in fact mas ganahan gani ko mag huna2 nga Jesus was with a woman...i try to imagine he was and that is why he is much more advanced compared to the other sages ...because he was in touch with the feminine side of the sacred....

[kyuusai]

He is a superb writer. Very impressive as his written books. Try also to read Deception Point and Digital fortress. Also a good book of dan brown.

[klavel]

He is a superb writer. Very impressive as his written books. Try also to read Deception Point and Digital fortress. Also a good book of dan brown.

I was about to read Digital Fortress before but I found out too complicated and confusing bec. of the computer terminologies they were using..good thing, a friend of mine have read it and asked him to give me a summary chat, ehehe..so, same twist as his other books like, the antagonist was just the person you least expected plus women characters are smart..

[toei]

mga bai.. does anyone of you that have read the Books of Dan Brown from Angels and Demons to the Da Vinci Code, had a file in PDF format? (like e-books)...? thanks.. if you can give me a link so that i could download it..