The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon) Audio CD – CD, 19 Oct. 2010

Once again our hero Robert Langdon is woke up by an urgent phone call. And we are off and running from another dead body. But this time our story has us delving into the secrets hidden in Da Vinci's art work. On a hidden trail left by the Templars. And perhaps a Quest for the Holy Grail. Dan Brown weaves his story mainly around Paris and London this time.You will not want to put this book down. If you pick up this book, read it without a critical eye, remember it is fiction. If you do this you will thourghly enjoy it. I am left wondering what Robert Langdon will be drawn into next...

Like dolls that nest inside one another Dan Brown's newest book, "The Da'Vinci Code", is, a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, as Sir Winston Spencer Churchill once wrote. And Like Sir Winston there is a Knight in this book as well, Sir Leigh Teebing. Sir Leigh and our protagonists are faced with constant puzzles, one of the most fascinating of which is the cryptex, or more sinister, nesting cryptexes invented by none other than Da'Vinci himself.This book is a thriller, mystery and even a healthy measure of counter-factual history, how might the World have been different if only a certain what if had occurred? The variables examined are done with skill, a very clever pen, and most importantly with respect for the subject matter. Religion is as volatile an issue as there is; to successfully use it in a work of fiction is a tribute to the author as a writer and individual.The brilliance of this tale is that you don't know, that as you open the first doll, that a variety of smaller ones wait within. Dan Brown sets a box in front of you. Open the box and you may find another cube or perhaps a pyramid, and inside that a sphere. And every layer you work your way through requires a different method from our protagonists to move forward. Open an object correctly and the quest continues, puzzle out your solution in a flawed manner....and who knows?The author also firmly plants the book in reality with a real organization he mentions at the book's start and that you can visit on the web. The nature of the group lends credence to extremes in points of view, makes what could be fantastic possible.The great news is that when you have finished the book the fun has only begun. The author has placed a quest for readers on the web, and I have spent a few hours puzzling through it and can state without condition it is wonderful fun.This is the fourth book from this author and I feel it is his best. His previous work, "Angels and Demons", was number one with me, and now perhaps is 1A. This book is a fantastic ride, and will get you hooked on this man's work if you are not already one of his readers.

I really loved "The Da Vinci Code" when I first read it in January 2004. I devoured 20 pages every evening, and every evening I looked forward to my next fix. Dan Brown has created a really exciting thriller, and what makes it especially appealing is that it is based on a lot of historical information that I found very interesting.Although "The Da Vinci Code" is fiction, Dan Brown writes in a prolog the following: "FACT: ... All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents and secret rituals in this novel are accurate." This added to my liking of the book, convincing me that Dan Brown really was providing a thriller built around a factual framework.In February 2004 I was in Paris, and decided to bring "The Da Vinci Code" with me and to relive some of the exciting Paris scenes "on site", so to speak.My first stop was the church of Saint-Sulpice. Sure enough, the "rose line" described by Dan Brown was there, strange as it sounded from the description in the book. Sitting in the huge old church and listening to the beautiful organ music while rereading the relevant chapters of "The Da Vinci Code" was quite an experience!On to the Louvre, with the expectation of an even greater feeling of being right there where the (fictitious) action had occurred. But there I encountered the sad truth: Dan Brown's descriptions of various aspects of the Louvre are simply false.The most blatant and problematic discrepancy concerns "La Pyramide Inversée", which plays an important role in the book. According to "The Da Vinci Code" this inverted pyramid is situated within the Louvre, such that one passes it after entering the main pyramid and going from there to the Denon Wing of the Louvre. Also, the tip of this inverted pyramid is described as being six feet from the floor below it, and the tiny pyramid below the inverted pyramid is described as looking like it protrudes up from down below the floor.Reality is quite different. "La Pyramide Inversée" is actually outside of the Louvre building proper. It is in the middle of an underground shopping mall between the two wings of the Louvre, between a Virgin Megastore (CD's, DVD's, etc.) and an Esprit shop (fashion clothes). Furthermore, it actually comes down to about three feet from the floor, and the tiny pyramid under it looks like it just sits on top of the floor.The other major discrepancy concerns the way Dan Brown describes how Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu meet in a public lavatory in the Louvre. The book says, "Here at the westernmost tip of the Denon Wing, the north-south thoroughfare of Place du Carrousel ran almost flush with the building with only a narrow sidewalk separating it from the Louvre's outer wall."Wrong again. There are no public lavatories at the western tip of the Denon Wing. The north-south street that goes around Place du Carrousel does not go past the western tip of the Louvre, it cuts through the Louvre in the middle of the two wings. But there aren't any public lavatories there either so the action that is described as taking place there is not possible.Nit-picking? Perhaps. But if Dan Brown is cutting corners with "facts" that he proclaimed to be correct, what about the rest of the historical facts that made the book so interesting? Did he make up or modify these facts too? The assumption that this is probably the case has become unavoidable for me, and this reduces my liking of the book significantly.There are a lot of other details in "The Da Vinci Code" that I found incorrect or very unlikely when I first read the book, but none of them fell into the category of something that Dan Brown had claimed to be authentic. However, the architecture of the Louvre is specified as being correct, and it isn't, and that's where credibility is damaged, and the appeal of the book as being a great thriller based on a framework of reality is also damaged.Rennie Petersen

I have to say that Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is a very gripping and very detailed novel which had me intised for the entirety of it. Page after page I found a new theme in the story that made it a very enjoyable experience, even if in some places it may have been slightly predictable.The Characters are very colourful and have great histories within the story. Even though you may feel as if the characters are a bit "slow" in some places and can predict the answer, don't get too big-headed as Dan Brown has put a hot topic of recent religious historical debat in this novel, which give it that cutting edge.Dan Brown has obviously done some deep research for this book, and the way he has scripted it has made it a very thought provoking and very enjoyable read. A must for any history or theology buff.

The first third of the book was amazing, and lived up to the long list of commendations in the front of the book. There was intrigue, suspense, excitement, and intellect.However, the rest of the book turns very pedestrian with the action not really moving anywhere, weak character development, and some obvious plot twists.Overall, disappointing, especially as the book initially promised so much. If you want an "intelligent thriller" read Stel Pavlou's Decipher.

The book is intended to be a gift. Came in a timely manner and in excellent condition

No pude parar de leer ! Empecé temprano y llegó la madrugada sin sentir! Dan Brown es un excelente narrador !

HardCover. Good Condition

You read it in one go. Can’t stop.

superbo libro per chiunque ami il genere . L'autore resta uno dei miei preferiti con questo libro ed angeli e demoni . Consiglio