review: the da vinci code

[rone]

It's easy to dismiss this book as "Foucault's Pendulum" for dummies, but despite what i consider a boilerplate thriller plot and predictable turns and twists, it's still entertaining because of all the wacky facts about Templars, da Vinci, and the Louvre. On a scale of:

1 - Buy the hardcover
2 - Wait for the paperback
3 - Find the paperback used
4 - Borrow it from the library
5 - Don't bother
6 - Burn the book

... i give it a 4.

Comments

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

I considered it "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" for Dummies, since it lifted most of the plot highlights directly from Baigent and Lee's book. And I'm continually amazed at how many people take the thoroughly debunked Rennes Le Chateau hoax as the [ahem] gospel truth.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Can you give me a quick summary on that hoax thing?

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

Here (http://www.alpheus.org/html/articles/esoteric_history/richardson1.html) ya go.