Search - The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Bk 2)

Ignore the hype - this is FICTION after all...very interesting and action-packed story. Loved it!!!

Pure smut, but good, exciting, well-paced smut. It's gotten a bad rap from all the hype it's gotten and arguably the bad transition to movie, but let's remember that this is not supposed to be high literature in any form, nor is it to be a true account. That said, his books are very formulaic, but this is his best one I believe.

I persisted for about half its length but finally gave up. I didn't mind the pasteboard characterizations, and admittedly the plot twists were ingenious, but the constant stopping for mini-lectures was a pain. That and the continuous distortions of Catholic doctrine finally proved more than I could stand and still get any pleasure from the book.

I read the DaVinci Code before Angels & Demons and had no problem following the story. It is just as amazing as Angels & Demons. If you like history and art, this book is for you!

Makes you wonder what would have happened if Robert Langdon had just ignored that early morning phone call...

The book is better than the movie.