El Codigo Da Vinci [Hardcover]

 

 

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For a while I resisted reading this book, thinking that it could not possibly be as good as its hype. Well, I was wrong. This is simply one terrific book that will keep the reader riveted to its pages until the very last one is turned. It is a very well-written, intricately plotted thriller in which a great number of esoteric historical facts and interesting theories of a religious nature are woven. Those who read it should, first and foremost, keep in mind that this book is simply a work of fiction.

All hell breaks loose when Jacques Sauniere, the elderly and revered curator of the Louvre, is murdered inside the museum. The crime scene and the body itself are laden with symbols and cryptic messages pointing to renowned Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon. He is invited to the crime scene by the wily Captain Bezu Fache, of the Central Directorate Judicial Police, the French equivalent of our Federal Bureau of Investigation, ostensibly to assist the police. Little does Langdon know that he is, in fact, the prime suspect.

When he meets police cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, they join forces. They are then led on a merry chase by a series of riddles and ciphers that are ground in a historical context. They are always just one step of the French police, who seem determined to charge Langdon with the murder of Jacques Sauniere. During their voyage of discovery, Langdon and Sophie come across a secret society, the Priory of Sion, that has a startling list of former members, which list includes Leonardo Da Vinci, as well as the late Jacques Sauniere. There is also some interesting historical detail about the ancient Knights Templar, as well as Opus Dei, a conservative religious organization currently in existence.

Langdon and Sophie peel back layers of historical clues that point to a secret of such magnitude that some would kill for it. As Langdon and Sophie surreptitiously travel from France to England and seem to be headed closer to the heart of the mystery that they are trying to unravel, an unknown nemesis is closer to them than they would dare imagine. This unknown adversary is marshaling resources in order to obtain the long hidden secret that Langdon and Sophie appear to be on the brink of discovering. It is one that has the potential to have earth shattering implications.

This is a fast-paced, plot driven, rather than character driven, thriller. It hurls itself into the reader's consciousness at break-neck speed, and before the reader realizes it, the book holds the reader in its thrall: hook, line, and sinker. For those readers who love historical detail and unusual facts and coincidences, this is definitely a fascinating book that will hold their interest. It is a page-turning thriller in which nearly every chapter leaves the reader on the brink of a precipice. The book is written in clear, effortless prose, which makes the most esoteric historical details surprisingly easy to understand. Simple in its presentation but intricate in its plotting, it is no surprise that this book has become a runaway, international bestseller. Bravo!

This book starts out with lots of superfluous description of people and places that never ties up or is relevant to the tale. The story takes quite a bit of time to get off the ground. The story line is textbook predictable. You know who the bad guy(s) are before they are introduced. As they say in the trade "it is the last person you would suspect."

Now for the positives. After a slow start the action finally starts to move. If you think it has holes that you could fly a jet through, maybe but if it did not you would have no story. One thing people enjoy in books is things they already know about. With Tony Hillerman it is Navaho culture. With Stephen King it is spookiness based on standard premises. This book also bases its suspense on existing conspiracies weaving current events into age-old mysteries.

Una Vez QuE La AbReS No La PuEdeS SolTaR!!!
Esta es una de esas historias que no importa el tamaño uno no siente el volumen del mismo, desde la primer pagina te lleva de la mano pero corriendo! y tan solo de una pagina a la otra la historia se va desarrollando perfecto!
Sea o no ficcion, vale la pena la lectura debido a los datos historicos que se presentan.

actualmente estoy leyendo angeles y demonios y tambien igual de interesante, creo que este autor pasara a ser uno de mis "debo leer"

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2.0 out of 5 stars Una novela de ficción que trata de aparecer como verdadera,
El Codigo Da Vinci es solo una novela de suspenso, que basa su "PLOT", destruyendo las más sagradas creencias de la Cristiandad, al poner en duda la Divinidad de... Read more

Published on Jun 18 2004 by Leopoldo Varela Acosta

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriga,Misterio,conspiraciones.
Robert Langdon Regresa en esta segunda Novela de Dan Brown una ves mas contra una organizacion secreta, un mensaje que solo un experto en simbologia podria decifrar, Brown toma un... Read more

Published on Jun 4 2004 by Eduardo J. Tellez A

4.0 out of 5 stars Un libro sobre un tema polémico...
Un interesante libro de ficción basado en ubicaciones y eventos que nos parecen familiares. El autor logra de manera muy sutil despertar dudas sobre la integridad de la... Read more

Published on May 26 2004 by S. C. Guzman

5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen libro
El Harry potter para adultos...hace falta decir mas?
Tienen que leerlo porque esta muy bueno.
Yo que conozco muy bien Paris tengo que decir que el autor es bastante fiel... Read more

Published on May 11 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Muy entretenido, pero tiene algunos defectos.
El autor es genial en el sentido de que arma la historia de tal forma, que uno no puede dejar de leerla hasta la ultima pagina, para descifrar cada uno de los enigmas que... Read more

Published on May 5 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars CONTROVERTIDO, PERO MUY BUENO
UNA MUY BUENA NOVELA CON UN TEMA MUY CONTROVERTIDO. EN ESTA NOVELA SE HABLA TAL VEZ DE LA MENTIRA MÁS AÑEJA Y MÁS GRANDE EN LA HISTORIA DE LA HUMANIDAD Y DAN... Read more

Published on April 28 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente fusion de hechos y lugares historicos con fantasia
Puro suspenso de principio a fin. Libro bien documentado en la historia, el escritor cumplio su cometido en entrelazar la ficcion con lugares, leyendas y personajes historicos. Read more

Published on April 16 2004 by Nestor A. Ruiz

1.0 out of 5 stars ficcion vendida como realidad?
El libro no esta mal si se entiende que es pura ficcion.

Sin embargo tiene un toque que pretende que la gente piense que es ralidad y no ficcion y eso corrompe todo. Read more

Published on April 2 2004 by F. Hernandez

4.0 out of 5 stars Un libro divertido que toca las raices de nuestras creencias
Un libro apasionante en el que se trata un tema clasico y siempre controvertido.. la vidad Jesus. El senor Brown mantiene el suspenso a lo largo del libro pero tiene un final... Read more

Published on Mar 20 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars te mantiene en tensión hasta el último momento
Robert Langdon Regresa en esta segunda Novela de Dan Brown una ves mas contra una organizacion secreta, un mensaje que solo un experto en simbologia podria decifrar, Brown toma un... Read more

Published on Mar 9 2004 by Eduardo J. Tellez A

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