The Da Vinci Code

Hello, everyone! Welcome or welcome back to my blog. Today, I am going to write a book review on the book, the Da Vinci Code, written by the bestselling author, Dan Brown. Now, I am sure that this book needs no introduction, and that most of you would have heard of it already. But, if you have not read it yet, this is just the thing for you. So, here we go:

About the Author:

Dan Brown is an American author, best known for his thriller novels including the Robert Langdon novels Angels and Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013) and Origin (2017). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place over a period of 24 hours. They feature recurring themes of cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 57 languages and, as of 2012, have sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Inferno, have been adapted into films. He has also written two standalone thriller, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress. He lives at New England with his wife.

The Review:

The Da Vinci Code is a thriller written by Dan Brown, starring Robert Langdon. It is the second book in the Robert Langdon series, coming after the international bestseller, Angels and Demons. In this book, Harvard symbologist and expert, Robert Langdon, is once again called upon to offer his services, and save a historical truth, which might be lost forever. As is his style, this book, too, has a time limit within which the task must be completed in order to uncover, and save the truth. This novel is very different from other thrillers in the sense, that it does not only contain a hero, who is forever chasing the villain.

This is, what one might call, an intelligent thriller, which requires the reader to actually think about different outcomes, and possibilities. Robert Langdon is suddenly called to the Louvre by its Head Curator, but when he reaches Paris, he finds that the curator has been murdered. The old man, however, has left a set of clues, that Langdon must decipher, if he is to prevent centuries – old mystery from being lost forever. He is aided by Sophie Neveu, an ace French cryptologist. The clues left by the curator, however, lead to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, that master painter, scientist, and genius, of the Renaissance.

The mystery of the code continually baffles both the reader, and the protagonists. They first try to solve it themselves, but once they have worked out the first puzzle, another one appears, the answer to which is even more obscure than the first. They then go to a friend for help. One who Langdon fully trusts. But at his house, they become aware that they are being followed, and they are forced to flee. At this point begins the true chase, which races the mind and stalls the heart. Now, no one is sure who is friend and who is a foe. Different people with different objectives and levels of determination to get at the truth of the mystery.

This book is one that deserves to be read at least once in your life. The ingenuity, language, and thrill is next to none. Classifying this as just a thriller or an action book does not do justice to it. This is one of those rare books that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of their age. This book, though, contains some content that may be criticised, or may offend some. So, I recommend reading this with an open mind, and treating the books as a fully fictional one.

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