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CherryBom
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The Da Vinci Code
#5892149 - 07/23/06 07:53 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Kind of reminds me of the Celestine Prophecy in a way. I just started it this afternoon and I'm already about a quarter of the way through the book.
So far so good.
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: CherryBom]
#5892166 - 07/23/06 07:57 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I heard it was full of plot holes and shit.
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CherryBom
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I dunno about that, things are going pretty smoothly so far. It's been quite a while since a work of fiction has caught (kept) my attention. I forgot how much I loved reading.
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: CherryBom]
#5892257 - 07/23/06 08:17 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I read almost all Dan Browns books in about a week. They're all fast reads. Some of the dialog seems like it was written by a high school student, but all-in-all it was pretty good.
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I thought it was a very good book, lots of twists and turns 

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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: drtyfrnk]
#5892759 - 07/23/06 11:15 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I like how it's spawned a bunch of gay shows. There is that "reality" show, National Treasure was kinda the same thing, and now there's some FOX show called Vanished that looks weak as fuck.
Originality is dead.
OH WAIT. Too bad Dan Brown got his idea from Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
 
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Redstorm
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The story is excellent, but the actual writing is piss-poor.
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Jenny
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: Redstorm]
#5892806 - 07/23/06 11:32 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Redstorm said: The story is excellent, but the actual writing is piss-poor.
smart author to think of all that shit though!
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: Jenny]
#5892849 - 07/23/06 11:46 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I agree. He definitely has a head full of brains.
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: Redstorm]
#5892888 - 07/23/06 11:59 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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it's an entertaining read
i read it in 48 hrs
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Madge the Smoking Vag


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I read it in 12 seconds.
You must be a little slow.
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the movie looks shitty
i got a free ticket for it in the box of my dr. strangelove ( ) DVD, but it expired, i believe
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CherryBom
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I finished it! Only took a few days, I LOVED IT. I actually sighed when I closed the back cover.
I was kind of put off by all the 'Da Vinci' hype for the longest time, I'm glad I took a chance. Great read.
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: CherryBom]
#5900303 - 07/25/06 11:18 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Check out Deception Point. It's different (still deals in code cracking,) and I think the writing was better than in TDVC.
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its a great book but Angels and Demonds is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better IMO
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CherryBom
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: LethalX5]
#5900489 - 07/25/06 11:51 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Maybe that will be next.
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Re: The Da Vinci Code [Re: CherryBom]
#5900781 - 07/26/06 01:03 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
CherryBom said: I finished it! Only took a few days, I LOVED IT. I actually sighed when I closed the back cover.
I was kind of put off by all the 'Da Vinci' hype for the longest time, I'm glad I took a chance. Great read.
the ending was sooper obvious
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