A review by marlamorris
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

adventurous mysterious tense 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

this was something???? it certainly was a book I suppose? I spent the whole time conflicted on how I felt about it bc I simultaneously hated it but really enjoyed it?? the reveal at the end

that Sophie was actually a descendent of Mary n Jesus

was insanely predictable but I did find myself shocked by the twist

that teabing was the teacher

massive spoilers here:

the whole location of the Holy grail was made immediately obvious to me once Sophies grandmother was talking about the chalice and blade in terms of (inverted) triangles n that Langdon would realise it eventually but like come onnnn are u silly why would they put it there

I also really hated that brown called a British Knight TEAbing like could u be more annoying??? and the like blatant half truths/lies that the book is just FILLED with was so so frustrating and I don't even care for history like that esp bc of just how wanky its put in there?? like the whole thing is just like 'oooo wow I know soooo much about the Holy grail n history I'm sooooo special' that it made me wanna tear my hair out a lil bit ?? like I was fact checking some stuff as I went and some of it was just false?? like the louve pyramids were not commissioned to be made of exactly 666 glass panes?? that is just a conspiracy theory ?? why would u say that??

but despite all this i really wanted to know what was gonna happen next ??? which is suppose is a good sign? but I think it was a mix of oh god what else is this guy gonna pull and wow I'm actually compelled by this story to a degree?

I am glad to have read it tho bc at least I can now say I've read it and it was quite enjoyable ! I read it for a book club so I'm looking forward to hearing what other ppl have to say on it tho