The DaVinci Code

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by matt

... their biggest worry should be that the inevitable success of the film is only going to encourage dan brown to write more terrible books

Too late!

I have been seeing adverts for something called "The Dan Brown Readers Companion" or "Book Companion" or some such shit all over town.

So now not only are you encouraged to buy his crappy books, but also you have to buy another crappy book to help you read his crappy books.

I read the Da Vinci Code cos of the hype. I was impressed with the plot, although the ending was clear to me about half way through, but unimpressed by his writing style. I will prolly see the movie though to see what they make of it.

BTW - and this is the wrong thread - but if anyone felt like me "nice plot, shame about the Sun Reader prose", try Eco's Foucault's Pendulum. I am reading it at the moment (thanks for the tip, Lloyd) and it is eminently more satisfying to read something that is beautifully written, with strong, believable characters.