I am ploughing through the book as we speak. Waiting this long to read it in paperback has left very few surprises thus far. The book thus far is a better read than Angels & Demons or Digital Fortress. Dan Brown is not a great writer, but he does write about interesting and controversial topics. Some of the religious symbology I find interesting. Later I might buy a book on Leonardo to check it out.
for those of you who read both angles and demons and the davinci code, doesnt the basic plot of the story seem the same? 1- a famous guy gets murdered by a killer who is lied to by someone pretending to be some group 2- the daughter of the murdered person teams up with the professor 3- a guy pops up in the story to help them and end up been the bad guy
Some people might say the same thing about the Bible, or any religious text (even though they probably caught on because they were compelling stories). Maybe in a time before there were movie studios or publishing houses, the best story tellers worked for the clergy. I always get a stick in my craw when I hear about the Nicaean council, kind of wonder if they chose the truest Creed, or just the one most agreeable to the room? Heck, we've all been in meetings where we halfheartedly agree to ideas just to get the hell out of there. Non-rhetorical question, does the church have a history of endorsing fictional, but ultimately flattering, re-tellings of their Gospel? Paradise Lost or Dante's Inferno?
His other two books are no different in terms of who the real bad guy is and such. He's not the most creative writer in the world. But to be fair, his first three books weren't all that popular, so its not like he expected to be in this position right now.
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco is a must read, especially as a follow up to Da Vinci. It's a story in very much the same vein as Da Vinci and Angels and Demons, and it is deeper and more interesting. With all the credence being given to the version of the grail story Brown gives us I think Foucault is an important book, because, without trying to give anything away, it shows, in an incredible way, how legends like the one in The Da Vinci Code come to life. I highly recommend it. Amazing read and you will learn a ton. Kubrick tired to get movie rights for it, if you need any extra incentive. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I wanted to drop that in.
Gonna have to read that one, thanks ! Saw the movie yesterday and all I can say is......ehhhh.... It was ok, not great, not bad, just ok. I think Tom Hanks was the wrong choice for Langdon, but the French girl was really cute. DD
I haven't seen it yet but read the book and I'm already going in thinking I won't like Tom Hanks as Langdon. He's nothing what I pictured Langon would be like.
I always pictured Russell Crowe from The Insider/A Beautiful Mind type of look. While I love Tom Hanks, he just wasn't what I was picturing either.
I'm not going to address the book since I haven't read it (nor the movie) I'm going to address the focus and impact of the book in contrast to the books in heaven. And teach about the books in heaven. With a focus on the Book of Life- the most important book in existence. Just going to mention the Da Vinci Code because of intense interest I have read about and contrast how much more important the books in heaven are. Most people have little knowledge, understanding or interest in these 'heavenly' books. One Scripture reference would be Revelations 20:11-15
Thanks, I'm always doing stupid stuff.... Inept at times is kind, hopefully the church still has some grace in the tank to give... I need it constantly.
I agree with Hmmm In that case, it's NOT a good movie. I'd like to say good movies don't need to be based on books... why would I have to read the book in order to understand it? In that case, don't even make a movie. I am going to wait for the DVD or to skip to it AFTER i've seen another movie.
Not necessarily. I freakin' loved The Joy Luck Club, Jurassic Park, and Like Water for Chocolate... and I didn't have to read the book to understand them...
Yes, that's the thing. If he present these in a non-novel format, it would have been as interesting and controversial. As a novel, it's so so. In fact, part of the novel is stalled because he has to force the charactors to get the background info of the conspiracy theory in. And the writing wasn't that great. It's actually a book better for listening than reading, and that's what I did.
I'm not picking on you or trying to start an argument but how do you know about books in Heaven... and how can you teach about these books if you have never been to heaven and read these books? Is this the book of life you are refering to as the most important book in existence? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393050033/102-8979898-9412911?v=glance&n=283155
Never mind a quick google search of the quoted scripture in Rev. answered my question about the book of life.
