Hasn't everyone on the planet read The DaVinci Code at this stage? It's not very good. If you haven't yet read it, wait for the movie - same buzz I'll betcha.
Did you hear the thing about Dan Brown being sued over it too? The guys who wrote holy Blood Holy Grail claim he robbed their idea, but I seem to remember him mentioning them. One of the characters' names is actually an anagram of theirs.
I thought it was awesome. But it's the first time I'd been exposed to that particular legend, being raised Christian, and I just felt it opened my eyes to a lot of stuff I was in the dark about. Now I'm seeing the programs on the history channel about it and stuff and it's just fascinating to me. But really, I included it because I just finished reading it and I'm so behind in my schoolwork that I haven't been keeping up with the readings. So I thought if other people hadn't read it yet, it's a book I would reccomend and I could actually participate in the discussion this month :)
I wasn't that impressed by the pseudo-high-brow stuff, and some of those 'uncrackable' codes were a bit... well... simple. If you knew anything about Isaac Newton.
There was one of his others which had a mathematical problem which had apparently stumped boffins for years, but which was quite easily solved by anyone who had sat junior certificate maths. That is, the average Irish fifteen-year-old.
I mean, Dan's a grand thriller writer - I read the damn thing in two sittings because I couldn't put it down - but I don't like all this clever-clever stuff, because it isn't. It's basically someone with a hobby telling you about the latest book they read on the subject.
Well, I suppose this could just be copied and pasted into the end-of-month discussion... Saved myself some time!
I hope Player Piano gets picked though, Vonnegut is incredibly good.
I know it's cheating :)dr_manhattenNovember 30 2005, 01:14:08 UTC
And I do agree with you and I usually don't read books that are #1 bestsellers where every moron is reading them and thinking themselves intellectual. I also think it was written to be made into a movie, as most of that kind of fiction seems to be. There wasn't much character development and it all seemed kind of rushed. A fascinating subject though and that's what kept my interest.
Vonnegut is incredible, but I think we've read 2 of his novels here already. No reason not to read more though. :)
Re: I know it's cheating :)dr_manhattenNovember 30 2005, 15:58:48 UTC
Yeah, I agree with the 'written for the screen' conspiracy...
What other Kurt's been done? I take it Slaughterhouse Five. I've only managed to do about four or five. I have Player Piano, but it's sitting amongst the To-Be-Reads on my dressing table. It's quite a daunting pile and I have to avert my eyes when I go into the room. They make you feel so guilty!
Did you hear the thing about Dan Brown being sued over it too? The guys who wrote holy Blood Holy Grail claim he robbed their idea, but I seem to remember him mentioning them. One of the characters' names is actually an anagram of theirs.
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I wasn't that impressed by the pseudo-high-brow stuff, and some of those 'uncrackable' codes were a bit... well... simple. If you knew anything about Isaac Newton.
There was one of his others which had a mathematical problem which had apparently stumped boffins for years, but which was quite easily solved by anyone who had sat junior certificate maths. That is, the average Irish fifteen-year-old.
I mean, Dan's a grand thriller writer - I read the damn thing in two sittings because I couldn't put it down - but I don't like all this clever-clever stuff, because it isn't. It's basically someone with a hobby telling you about the latest book they read on the subject.
Well, I suppose this could just be copied and pasted into the end-of-month discussion... Saved myself some time!
I hope Player Piano gets picked though, Vonnegut is incredibly good.
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Vonnegut is incredible, but I think we've read 2 of his novels here already. No reason not to read more though. :)
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What other Kurt's been done? I take it Slaughterhouse Five. I've only managed to do about four or five. I have Player Piano, but it's sitting amongst the To-Be-Reads on my dressing table. It's quite a daunting pile and I have to avert my eyes when I go into the room. They make you feel so guilty!
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