With the release of the Da Vincie Code movie set for next month, it is amazing to find that many people have still not read the book!

The Da Vinci Code hardly needs any introduction. Its fame has spread far and wide. Two-and-a-half years after its release it continues to sell like crazy, and author Dan Brown has become the highest paid writer in recorded history. After reading it, you will understand why! To put it simply: it's good, damn good. The plot has all the elements required for a classic thriller: Intrigue, deception, mystery, murder and a hint of romance. It is well written and fast-paced, with surprising turns of plot regularly shocking readers, especially when they start to think they have it all figured out.

The story is of one Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor and a French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, who must both decipher a number of strange codes and riddles, leading to none other than Leonardo Da Vinci, and the uncovering of a secret that will change people's understanding of history forever. As you can see I have not given too much of the plot away because it would be a sin to do so! The book is a thriller, and for me to give any more details will destroy it for you.

The Da Vinci Code is the kind of book that will appeal to most people (unless of course you are a hardcore Christian) and once started, you simply cannot put it down. Things that you think you know about the Christian faith are viewed in a somewhat different light, as extensive research on early Christian history is slowly revealed throughout the novel, giving particular attention to the early formation of the Christian church and the suppression of the 'sacred feminine'. It is the only novel I have read that had me screaming for more! If you haven't read it by now, you definitely should do!

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