Reviews

The Da Vinci Code (Young Adult Adaptation) by Dan Brown

mizzy8090's review

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

isabelle_rosewrites's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sophia_dawn's review

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a good adaptation of an adult book I feel like. I do feel like there were some things that were probably taken out but were crucial to the story line. I enjoyed it, but so many times the cliffhangers were so obvious and that I didn’t like. The pacing was good and I really liked how this book had so much commentary on the church and the divine feminine. This author wrote women very well so that impressed me. 

kieraliz's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

moonlitbooks_'s review against another edition

5.0

LOVED THIS SO MUCH

bumpcake's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

the first book a bought online! very nostalgic read for me.

meliemelo's review against another edition

3.0

Not sure where to start. I think I'll do this with bullet points. Starting with the baaad.

- pacing : yeah, right, no. Just... it wasn't very well handled in this one. About 32% of the book (thank you Kindle) takes place in one location where, well, not that much happens. Yes, we do get a bit of backstory and a lot of explanation, but I'm sure it could have been done more smoothly. The complaint I used to hear about this book when it got out was "the part in [place] is so loooooong." Now I get why.

- writing : yet again, not the best - or, rather, I'm not fond of it. Some sentences were really awkwardly done.

- research : the thing is, all the parts on History and the symbols could be impressive. Could be. Except that there was so much of what I call "fake French" that it was hard to take it seriously. I'm sorry, but when people from Paris start speaking French like Google Translate, it makes me wonder how much research was put in other areas of the book.

- story : interesting. And I did keep coming back to it, even though I had seen the movie. So yes, definitely a good point on this one.

- characters : I had loved Silas in the movie (Paul Bettany helped), here he gets a little bit more development so yay. Other characters are interesting, but I wasn't captivated either.

So... I wouldn't say it's a bad book. Hell, I actually did like it, and I'll probably read others in this series. But I wouldn't qualify it as a good one either.

catarina_gato's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

stavangerruler's review against another edition

4.0

Pretty good 👍

laura_thereflectivebookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this book- it was a great read-I couldn't put it down. The writing style isn't too detailed but it's interesting and keeps you turning the pages.