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.

A great read, but if you are an evangelical Christian, you will probably be highly offended. A few times as I read this book, I was afraid was going to get struck by lightning. Zap! As a writer, Brown knows how to keep the reader's attention, but, woah!, he sure isn't afraid of the moral majority!

OK, if you're on this site, you're a reader, so you've probably read this book already.

BUT, if you haven't, I recommend it. Yes, it's historically inaccurate. Yes, it's wildly improbable. Yes, it has THE most mis-matched romantic couple in any book in recent years. But, it's also thrilling, thought-provoking, and pretty fun. This isn't your typical drug-store-purchased beach read thriller.

I won't bore you with a plot synopsis, since you've also probably seen the movie, but the fast pace, snappy dialogue, and keep-you-guessing plot (though I did figure out a major twist early on then congratulated myself for it later when I found out I was right) will keep you up late reading it. I plowed through it in two days and even took it to Home Depot and read it as I followed my husband around the lumber aisles!

Buy into the hype and get a copy. It's worth the credit!

Repeat after me, "IT'S FICTION". This is a great, well written dramatic book. Don't take the "facts" as true facts, without doing your own research. Just sit back, instead, hold onto your book really tight, and enjoy the fast-paced read.

Not my favorite book. However, there are some good points. The entire story in the 100 plus chapters of the book take place in about 24 hours. This is a fast paced, easy to read, page turner that will leave the reader feeling as exhausted as if he had stayed up for the last 24 hours with the characters going through their adventures. It's very hard to put down once begun. That said, the entire premise is based on either very far fetched speculation about historical unknowns, or outright distortions of known historical facts. If the reader is not up-to-date on history, he might not catch these errors because they are so smoothly woven into the fabric of the story. Worse yet, the entire premise makes no sense.

The premise is that Jesus was not God, but the rightful king of Israel. He fathered a daughter who became royalty in the Merovingian Dynasty of France and therefore her descendants are the rightful heirs to the French Throne, but a huge Catholic conspiracy is working to silence this fact. Why?

Does anyone actually believe that the French president or Israeli prime minister or anyone else really cares who is the rightful heir of the French and/or Judean thrones? Unless Jesus is really divine, in which case Brown's premise requires that the Catholic Church is trying to suppress the idea that he isn't. If that premise is correct, so what?

Pretty good the first time around, but then I think that all his books are one-time reads... at least for me. Still, it was very suspenseful, interesting, and kept me up on a 20-hour flight halfway around the globe :)

Gripping and thoughtful, this novel is full of psychological and physical twists and turns. I must admit that I liked it, though my tastes usually run on the "modern literature" side. The tale of Robert and Sophie was surprisingly smart and believable, and despite the uproar, it is a remarkably good read.

Loved this book. I read this book in one day. Now my husband is reading it. Much better than the movie!

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Page by page mystery that keeps you challenged in the complexity of the plot.

loved the concept of this book. very interesting

An excellent book and a great read. It certainly provoked thought and intrigued me enough to do further research. Truth involved or not...it challenges your imagination and your mind. I highly recommend this book.

Intriging, and mind-boggling.

Great book.

LOVE IT! I have read it several times, and still find something I missed before.

If you liked this book.... then also check out "The Eight" by Katherine Neville.

I'm sure as you have read from others, this novel is truly intense. I couldn't put it down until it was finished. I won't side with the religous fanatics about its religious questions, but if nothing else it is a good fiction novel.

Very fast-paced and full of intrigue...there is hardly time to breathe between revelations. If you're looking to slip away from the world for a while, The DaVinci Code is the way to do it.

This is a great boook. Full of action. I finished this book in 1 day, couldn't stop reading it.

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