The Da Vinci Code – The Book
In the wave of the media blitz for the movie release of The Da Vinci Code, I finally decided to buy the book. It’s rare that I read fiction, so it never really occurred to me to buy the book, even during its own media frenzy. And “mystery” is certainly not a category I would go out of my way to read.
I figured nothing could live up to the reputation and mystique that has been built up around this bestseller, but I was wrong. It’s been hard putting it down. I tore through half of it in about three hours, which is scarily quick for me. It usually takes me forever to plow through a novel because it feels like such a task. I usually have a hard time concentrating on fiction.
It’s a shame the movie is getting such bad reviews, but it has been kind of cool seeing some of the images from the book in the previews. Like Silas’ cilice, and the cryptex. I noticed one reviewer on CNN who, when asked if he had read the book, said no. Another reviewer said she didn’t think the movie had enough character development or humor. Wtf? Humor? Like, Schwarzenegger style one liners? “Ahll be back… for da grail!”
Anyway, here’s hoping the second half of the book is as good as the first. I’m pretty impressed so far.
