The Da Vinci Code - Book Review #3

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The Da Vinci Code


My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5)


Book Intro:

There are many mysteries in our history. This is book also a mysterious, intriguing story. It is the second book of the Robert Langdon series. This book's name is The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. It hits the Bestseller list. Also, it faces extreme criticism and controversy on this book's misconceptions about the nucleus of Christianity. But this book is the best to feed for fiction lovers.






Author: Dan Brown

Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Thriller, Conspiracy Fiction

Published year: 2003

Publisher: Doubleday; Transworld and Bantam Books.


About the Book:

Sophie Neveu, a Cryptologist of French police craves the help of a symbologist Professor Robert Langdon after the death of her grandfather Jacques Saunière in the Louvre Museum. Together, they find out the secret of history which was protected by the Priory of Sion. Jacques saunière was murdered by a monk named Silas, he was a member of Opus Die. Professor Robert and Sophie tried to find the secret that Jacques was protected. He leaves many clues before he dies to find where the secret lies and to safeguard it.

The secret was protected by the Priory of Sion for generations and generations. But the Opus Dei tried to destroy the secret. So they send Silas to kill all the people who searching for the secret and to find where it is located to demolish it. On the other side the French police, trying to frame Robert Langdon as a murderer. Because the French head of police Bezu Fache was a member of the Opus Dei.


About the Author:

Dan Brown is an American author who was best known for Robert Langdon Series. (The series contains five books known as Angles and Demons, The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin). He was born on 22 June 1964 in New Hampshire in the USA. His thriller novels hit the New York Times bestsellers list. 


Conclusion:

Facing many controversies Dan Brown once said that he is not an anti-Christian but is on a constant spiritual journey. His books may face much criticism but it shows another perspective of history. From the starting to the ending of the story, the fictional theme has a good move and has great timing twists. As a book lover, this is my personal favorite in thrillers and mystery. 




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