Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the best selling novels of all time as well as the subject of intellectual debate among readers and scholars. Brown鈥檚 novels are published in 56 languages around the world with over 200 million copies in print.
In 2005, Brown was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine, whose editors credited him with 鈥渒eeping the publishing industry afloat; renewed interest in Leonardo da Vinci and early Christian history; spiking tourism to Paris and Rome; a growing membership in secret societies; the ire of Cardinals in Rome; eight books denying the claims of the novel and seven guides to read along with it; a flood of historical thrillers; and a major motion picture franchise.鈥�
The son of a mathematics teacher and a church organist, Brown was raised on a prep school campus where he developed a fascination with the paradoxical interplay between science and religion. These themes eventually formed the backdrop for his books. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he later returned to teach English before focusing his attention full time to writing. He lives in New England with his yellow lab, Winston.
Brown鈥檚 latest novel, Origin, explores two of the fundamental questions of humankind: Where do we come from? Where are we going?
Prachtig, wat een goed boek. K heb zeker genoten van het begin tot het einde zat ik er helemaal in. Louvre stond al op mijn bucketlist maar nu nog meer <3
Siempre un 5 estrellas para m铆, amo a Robert Langdon y a Dan Brown por pintar a sus villanos de forma tan inesperada. Cada vez que vuelvo a leer este libro descubro cosas nuevas, le doy diferentes tiempos para que crezca en mi la historia y pueda desvelarme nuevos momentos.
This book was amazing and at every turn, something unexpected happened. By the end of the book, you have to learn to expect the unexpected. It was an amazing book and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out what they are searching for and where it is before Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu. Overall this book was almost perfect. There were a few parts that you think that Dan Brown messed up on, but ended up tying into the story 200 pages later. If you don't pay attention to every detail you might miss something important. If you are going to read this book I suggest that when you do you pay attention to every detail because in this book every detail matters.
4.5 stars Almost 20 years after it was published, I finally got around to reading The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Now I understand why it caused such a sensation, was made into a film, and spawned other novels. It鈥檚 a very involved tale, part art history, part religious theory, part murder mystery, and it covers a surprising amount of ground in a day鈥檚 time.
I love learning while being entertained, and this book exposed to a lot of ideas that I鈥檇 never pondered before. It gave me a board view of a controversial topic while throwing a lot of intense action into the mix. I felt the story stalled out halfway through when it dwelled too long on religious theories, and I debated whether I would finish it or not. Once the story got past that point, the action and plot twists got back on track and held my attention to the very satisfying finish. All in all, it鈥檚 an amazing achievement, worthy of all the praise.
Me ha decepcionado un poco la identidad de El Maestro pero el final es brutal, al igual que todo el libro. Al principio me estaba pareciendo aburrido pero en cuanto empiezan a seguir las pistas se va haciendo cada vez mas interesante.
A race against time to try to catch a killer but could the killer be closer to home than anyone could guess. Robert Langdon is the man you need to solve the rising puzzle pieces left throughout some beautiful cities around the world. With a conspiracy, a killer, a ton of suspense and a clock that is tcking down Robert has his work cut out for him. This captivating and thrilling tale is fast-paced, action-packed and will have your heart pounding as the puzzle pieces are unravled one layer at a time.
From the intricate details of Leonardo Da Vinci's art to ingenious encryption methods, everything is exceptional. As a thriller, Dan Brown composed it so brilliantly that it kept me rooted to the story till the last page.
The story tracks the journey of Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor of religious symbology, who is falsely indicted of murdering the curator of Louvre. He eventually finds out that the victim was a member of Priory Of Sion, an organization which has been guarding a secret historical truth about the Holy Grail for centuries. Langdon and Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist and grand daughter of the victim, embark on a quest to unveil this truth. The encrypted messages from the victim lead them to the clues hidden in the artworks of Leonardo Da Vinci which explains the book title. They compete against all odds to decipher the clues and reach the secret before it's too late.
The plot is well crafted with an unforgettable cast of characters and carefully planned events. A great read for thriller lovers.
Al principio me dio mucha pereza empezarlo, porque pensaba que iba a ser un tost贸n, pero en cuanto empec茅 a leerlo me cautiv贸 completamente.
Que los misterios giren en torno a la Iglesia Cat贸lica creo que es un factor que engancha bastante, porque aunque sea una organizaci贸n muy antigua, a d铆a de hoy sigue siendo una gran desconocida y hay muchas cosas referentes a ella que se mantienen con gran ocultismo.
Tambi茅n ha conseguido que me interese por la obra de Da Vinci y que pueda fantasear con los elementos ocultos que se encuentran en esta. Sin duda, lo recomiendo much铆simo. Hay veces que los libros son famosos y cuando te los lees te deja un gran vac铆o porque son una decepci贸n, pero, en mi opini贸n, no es el caso de El C贸digo Da Vinci.
P氓 bokrean k枚pte jag Da Vinci-koden - YA-utg氓van - och gjorde den till ett h枚gl盲sningsprojekt f枚r min 11-氓riga dotter. Vid oml盲sning, s氓 h盲r en 15 氓r efter att den kom ut, s氓 har wow-faktorn f枚rsvunnit f枚r mig till stora delar, men jag m盲rkte p氓 min dotter att den fortfarande f盲ngslar. Hon tyckte den var mycket sp盲nnande och sa att hon gillade att fundera p氓 hur mysteriet h盲ngde ihop. Och s氓 l盲rde vi oss saker n盲r vi 枚vade franska fraser och googlade p氓 m氓lningar/platser som n盲mns. Slutsatsen 盲r att Da Vinci-koden h氓ller 盲ven f枚r nya generationer.
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Het begin van het boek is goed en spannend (echt een pageturner), het middenstuk is leuk, maar soms voorspelbaar en het einde is zelfs een beetje hollywood-pathetisch. De thematiek is leuk en hier en daar leerzaam, hoewel het jammer is dat de grens tussen fictie en feit soms niet helemaal duidelijk wordt gemaakt.
Bit late to the phase but it is a great book taking place over a day, but takes much longer than that to read. Occasionally hard to get back into until the next apparent plot twist emerges. Loved trying to figure out the seemingly obvious clues along the way
mixed feelings. something about it was off, maybe too many historical and religious details and it got kinda boring at some point but once i got past that the story and plot twists were so good so yeah a solid 4
Fue un libro muy publicitado gracias a una gran campa帽a de marketing. De hecho, hubo una pel铆cula, protagonizada por Tom Hanks, que no he visto, ni mi apetece ver. Realmente, puede dejarse leer, lo que ha hecho que mucha gente lo hiciera, e incluso hubo una segunda parte (posiblemente peor a煤n, que ya es dif铆cil), la narrativa es bastante plana y mediocre. Su principal problema, es que suelta mentiras a diestro y siniestro, datos inconsistentes y teor铆as absurdas, algunas de ellas relacionadas con la Fe Cat贸lica. No s茅 c贸mo lleg贸 a mis manos. No lo recomiendo en absoluto
Dopiero w trakcie czytania ogarn臋艂am ze to wersja skr贸cona XDD (dos艂ownie pisze to z ty艂u na ok艂adce馃槶馃槶) By艂o czu膰 ze czego艣 brakuje, dlatego mam takie mieszane odczucia, jednak nadal mam ochot臋 si臋gn膮膰 po orygina艂.
4.5 / 5 鉁� me ha ENCANTADO osea como esta entremezclada la realidad con el mito y las leyendas me parece una absoluta locura. ahora solo quiero ir a paris a investigarlo yo馃槶馃槶馃槶
Das Setting des Krimis ist toll gew盲hlt und der Hintergrund unheimlich gut recherchiert. Die Suche auf die sich die zwei Protagonisten begeben ist sehr spannend und man fiebert total mit bei dem Entschl眉sseln der einzelnen Symbole. Alles was ich mir von einem guten Krimi w眉nsche- tolles Buch!