mikko_dumadag

So, I finally read the infamous Da Vinci Code. I didn't find it as heretic and blasphemous as many people seem to claim it is. There are some people who have actually said that they started becoming atheists after reading this book because they started questioning everything. I don't see how that can happen. I mean, if the book would influence you about something, it probably would be the view of the church as an institution, but i don't see how it could challenge you to change your beliefs on God and become atheist. This is the reason why I don't see this book as the trash many people state it is. I'd like the book to include some reliable bibliography at the end to do some research on the sources the author used. The fact that it is not included, I consider it a serious fault. Anyway, Putting those issues aside, I did enjoy the book immensely. I thought the story was really clever, thrilling and fast paced. I liked so much the riddles, puzzles and all the interesting information thrown at you. Besides, I picked an illustrated edition from my library, and it included several pictures of all the museums, churches and paintings mentioned in the book. It definitely complimented the reading experience, as I haven't visited these places, and have no idea how some of them look like. What I didn't like is that in some places the author did what many authors do, and I find it extremely annoying. Things like "He started praying without knowing that a miracle was coming his way" or "They didn't say goodbye, and didn't realize this was the last time they were going to see eachother" or so on. Why do authors do that?! I like the suspense, and go into my reading without wanting to know what's going to happen in advance. Last, I don't feel that comfortable about the ending. *SPOILER ALERT* After all the quest to find the Grail, it finally dawned on Langdon the real place of the location. Good!... Ok, so... That's it? I'm assuming he didn't do anything about it, but I'd like to know that. Did he excavate to look at it? or he just stayed happy to know the location and that's it? And if he just settled with knowing the location, then I find it very disappointing, because he, as a historian, would starve to look at the historical papers, even if he didn't intend to reveal it to the world. I have no idea if in the next book, this will be discussed or not, but i think it won't. And I don't like it. I want more.

2022-11-14 16:22