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Keegan · Posted: 03/15/05 9:31 pm ::: Vatican declares Da Vinci Code to be "shameful"

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Books/Da-Vinci-Codes-lies/2005/03/16/1110913629004.html

#1 They're a bit late

#2 It is a shameful book. The plotting is "interesting" but the narrative technique and characters... ugh! At least I didn't contribute to the gazillion sales of utter tripe (unfortunately my dad did which is how I got to read the book!)

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pilight · Posted: 03/15/05 9:43 pm :::

I already read Holy Blood, Holy Grail, so I didn't see much point in reading this one.

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Queenie · Posted: 03/15/05 11:00 pm :::

As prose, it is crap. As a plot, it is fascinating. If only it were in the hands of a competent author...

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inky · Posted: 03/16/05 5:17 pm :::

The research is also sloppy.

It's a novel. A best-selling mystery/thriller. I didn't expect it to be Eco or anything. It was an OK read. A beach read.

What I did not expect is that many people believe it to be, ah, gospel truth. Every detail. Americans are a puzzling group.

I've had remarkable conversations with people I formerly considered intelligent who are unable to grasp the difference between fiction and fact. They're so fervent about the book.

Keegan · Posted: 03/16/05 5:53 pm :::

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/03/16/1110913669588.html

Laughing

I suppose it serves as a good example for us budding authors though - you can make a cottage industry out of mediocre schtick.

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