Comments | addict_yin: The Da Vinci Code

addict_yin

The Da Vinci Code

Aug 17, 2005 16:42

I'm about halfway through it. Despite assertions to the contrary, it's very very put-down-able. For a start, Dan Brown cites Zimmerman and Schneier as renowned cryptologists. Well, one Zimmerman wrote some software (which was good) and the other wrote a telegram. They're certainly well known, but not really masters of the field ( Read more... )

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addict_yin August 17 2005, 18:34:35 UTC

Ah, you got me on that. I thought he did security.

My problem with the book is more the annoying writing style, terrible metaphors and the implication that the left side of the brain is the non-rational side because of negative symbolism attached to "left".

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moopet August 17 2005, 19:00:01 UTC

I have been half-heartedly working on guide to how to write a Dan Brown novel.
Read Digital Fortress next. It's exactly the same book just set in the world of high-tech cryptography and the FBI. Die? I nearly laughed.

darine August 18 2005, 09:59:14 UTC

Yes, I've been informed of much the same tendency, relating to all the "other" books (that one, Angels and Demons, Deception Point). I borrowed them off my sis, with the intention of reading housemate1's copy of TDC. Housemate2 said to read TDC, then hand all the others back to my sis as they're the same book.

Amusingly, housemate2 read TDC and enjoyed it, having had a recommendation from a friend who was very enthusiastic about it. Said friend also got into a tizzy about The Celestine Prophecy. I've read that, and it's a pile of steaming poo. I'd almost recommend it for the humour value, if it wasn't so irritating as well.