Christian Macalos
I truly enjoyed reading the book... although the topic or the plot of the story is sensitive to me, it questions my faith as a Christian Catholic but I understand... it's a triller novel. I loved the way Dan Brown tells his story... it's that like I'm reading, while also with Robert, answering the questions and solving the problems itself... Dan Brown involved his readers on the adventure... so I say that(even if I don't) this book is a masterpiece.
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Dan Brown has astounded readers with an amazing mystery featuring Harvard religious symbologist, Robert Langdon. Brown brilliantly leads his readers through one of Langdons largest adventures, in search to uncover, and protect Jesus’ largest secret. Through this stroke of absolute genius Dan Brown conveys story that will utterly intrigue all. for the extremely fictitious, yet amazingly interesting story of Mary Magdalene will completely engulf all who dare lay eyes on The DaVinci Code.
Without the element of suspense, this mystery would have been mediocre at best. Fortunately, Brown has applied his genius perfectly, in inserting the element into the perfect positions. Just as Langdon reaches some of the largest revelations of the novel, Brown may insert full chapters of seemingly irrelevant writing, allowing suspense to build, then mercifully drop the now heavily weighted information onto the anticipating reader. This is exactly what has left America clinging to every word Brown writes. For instance, after much conflict with the police, Robert Langdon is contacted by the chief of the DCPJ, (the French equivalent to the CIA) and told to immediately report to him, for he might indeed be in much danger. Here Langdon simply roll his eyes hangs up the phone, and dashes to catch a train. Brown didn’t bother indicating where Langdon planned to run to, he just simply ended the chapter abruptly. The next chapter began with this short paragraph,
The Immaculate cabin of Teabing’s hawker was now covered with steel shavings and smelled of compressed air and propane. Bezu Fache had sent everyone away and sat alone with his drink and the heavy wooden box found in Teabing’s safe.
Once again Brown leads the reader off topic, and once again all of America finds itself hanging to every word he writes. In my opinion, and as you can now easily see, the element of suspense is really what enhanced The DaVinci Code to such a great extent.
Another literary element essential to this book’s success is characterization. Brown develops many exaggerated characters, but in my opinion this is extremely important. He may pack large quantities of information about a large array of characters into only one or two paragraphs. The oblivious reader may find this unnecessary, yet they do not realize the genius behind it. Almost every one of these seemingly unimportant characters serves as quite a large piece to an intricate, and complex puzzle, that in the end falls perfectly into place. Read this passage on Sir Leigh Teabing, a strong knowledgeable friend of Langdon’s.
Their host arrived at the bottom of the stairs, appearing to Sophie, no more like a knight than Sir Elton John. Portly, and ruby-faced, Sir Leigh Teabing had bushy red hair and jovial hazel eyes that seemed to twinkle as he spoke. He wore pleated pants and a roomy silk shirt under a paisley vest. Despite the aluminum braces on his legs, he carried himself with a resilient, vertical dignity that seemed more a by-product of of noble ancestry than any kind of conscious effort.
Unnecessary it may indeed seem, but in reality, Leigh Teabing, finds himself, quite a large piece to the puzzle. Surprisingly almost every part of him described, especially the fact that he is crippled plays a large roll in his importance to the novel. Though his characters may seem greatly exaggerated, they will no doubt find their places in the mystery, and as you must understand, the fact that Dan Brown goes to such great extents in character development is crucial to the story.
While reading The DaVinci Code I found myself becoming attached to Robert Landon, and his quirky personality. The way Dan Brown was able to develop him, into the realistic yet exagerrated character he turned out to be just simply astounded me. It seems that throughout the time it took for me to read this fantastic novel, my whole life revolved around the mystery at hand. I found myself burrowing into my book during class, and staying up to absured hours in order to finally finish. I
Heidi Yao
This book gave me Feelings. It is rare that a book actually moves me to tears. I am a connoisseur of the depressing, I live for reading about the pain and struggle that people experience every day because to me, that is the truest expression of reality. John Green's books do not disappoint me. They never lie, they present the truth and life exactly as how it is lived. They do not take themselves too seriously, but they do not allow the lighthearted moments to outshine the message that is the struggle of human life. I am amazed. I got this book yesterday - customers who are upset please do not mark down the work and instead contact your seller or John himself, I implore you not to let your dissatisfaction with this service mar the reputation of this book - and upon opening the package I found it impossible to put it down. I barreled through and I'm planning to read it again in fear that I may have missed something the first time around. I feel connected with Hazel, with Augustus, with Isaac and with her parents. I look at them and see people I've known, people who have struggled on despite overwhelming odds, people who have lost battles and feared that it was all for nothing.
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