This is the first fictional book I've read in twenty years. It was so good that I've read all Dan's other books as well. I thought Angels and Demons was better, the movie is probably being made as we type.
I wouldn't say the "church" is in an uproar, in fact, both my home church and the one I played at in Brainerd this weekend both had sermons on the DaVinci Code and neither spoke of it in a negative light, just pointed out the mistruths the movie communicates. I'll admit I was a bit swayed by the book because it weaves a lot of supposed history into a nice story. Truth is that almost everything in the book is a take on actual history or a blatant misdirection. After reading some other books which quote actual history with plenty of historical references from other published works, the Da Vinci Code suddenly seems way more fictional that I first believed. It is very well written though. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it, Tom Hanks and Opie are a great team.
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