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While this was a decent read, it lost something for me when I find out that the "all of the details of this book are true" message in the front is yet another lie. Forget about all of the controversy -- even the details about the Louvre weren't correct. Certainly takes Brown's credibility way down in my opinion.

Certainly a provocative read and definitely a page turner, but just because you want to see what happens next doesn't mean that it's an engrossing book. Great for a rainy afternoon of kicking around and just reading something for the heck of it, but no great work of literature here. Enjoy it for what it is and don't expect anything more from it.

i loved this book...i finished it in two days...kept me sucked into it until the very end..and the end was fantastic.

While in Paris, Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bazarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci-clues visible for all to see and yes ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo and da Vinci-and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle-whiloe avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move-the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.

In this smart, thrilling book, a symbologist and the daughter of a murdered curator risk life and limb to uncover a hidden code in Leonardo da Vinci's works. This engaging, suspenseful book will keep you enthusiastically running with the characters until the astonishing end.

As fascinating as Mr. Brown's Research is, and as alluring as each chapter-end cliffhanger is, the book, as a novel, has a few flaws.

The one major gripe I had was the Police Official's motivation for pursuit. In the natural world of police investigations, such behavior, is just plain silly, and not taken seriously at all.

The book did not pursue the route I thought it would. Imagine this: what starts out as a murder investigation soon leads into the hunt for one of the most sought after relics in human history. The discovery of this relic could possibly mean big money and/or power for its discover. So, you would expect countries, spies, agents, to use whatever means possible to grab this relic. Maybe a war ensues. Sounds exciting, right? Alas, ... ho hum, nothing that exciting happens.

After everything is said and done, the book is simply a 1- to 2- day Scavenger Hunt with some action and interesting facts thrown in to fatten up the book. Chapter cliffhangers are nice. But as a whole, the book lacks the keys necessary to be labeled 'great'

excellent book read angels and demons first though!!

Great book, I couldn't put it down. Way better than the movie :)

What can I say...it's the DaVinci Code!

This was a good read. I wish I would have read Angle and Demons first.

This was a really interesting read. I learned a lot. At times it was difficult to comprehend everything that was going on. I really enjoyed seeing the movie after reading the book.

This is by far an amazing work of literature. I found myself not being able to put the book down because it was so good.

I didn't like it, it's very predictable and poorly written. I liked the movie better but will probably never see it again.

Whether trendy or not, it started the intrigue into religious and organized social organizations and all the drama and intrigue we might hope to find behind the scenes. Very good, well written and fun to read!

gripping story, lots of twists.

Great book! Hope the movie matches it.