Review: The Da Vinci Code ~ Dan Brown

“Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.”

This book was first read by mom and it was in her opinion not something a child should read, of course being the child and an enthusiastic reader that I was, I became even more determined to read this book behind my mother’s back. This was my introduction to the crisp, breathtaking and mesmerizing world of thrillers. This book is special to me as this was my first thriller novel, although the themes portrayed in the book is somewhat questionable and could be a turn off for most religious and especially Christian people.

The book follows professor Robert Langdon as he tries to decipher the mysteries surrounding the murder of a renowned curator and save himself from boatload of trouble he gets in with a lot of powerful organizations. Throughout the book Langdon goes through ciphers, riddles which eventually leads him to an ancient ongoing battle between two radical organization trying to prove the existence and history of Jesus Christ.

The thing that I love about the books by Dan Brown is how he manages to stitch facts into a page turning blockbuster. In this book, the protagonist Langdon, a symbolism professor at Harvard and the cryptologist Sophie Neveu go around the world solving riddles that refer to history, myth, legends from all around the world and all of this culminates into an absolutely fabulous thriller. He unveils secrets with such suspense that the reader is always kept at the edge of his seat. I have always been an agnostic and a book challenging god in a semi-logical way seemed absolutely new to me, to further ice the cake I am somewhat biased against books that include mythology into their plots. This book is absolutely a treat for those who love a fast paced, and somewhat controversial book.

Again, no book is perfect, the questionable facts and logic behind Mr. Brown’s plot can displease or offend a lot of potential readers. The writing style of the book is also somewhat flimsy (although I am no one to judge that). I have read far better thrillers with prose just flowing in very smooth manner which unfortunately was missing from this book.

This was my first thriller and I have undeniably loved and recommended this book many times. This book is must read for those who love a fast chase and love to have some brain food which can tickle their controversy bone.

Happy Reading!!