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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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mdevlin923's review against another edition

3.0

Robert Langdon, a well known expert in religious symbology, is in France for a lecture. He is woken up in the middle of the night by the police because the curator of the Louvre has been murdered. Langdon thinks he has been summoned here to help solve a cryptic message the curator has left, but really he is the primary suspect in the murder. With the help of the curator's granddaughter, Sophie Neveu, they attempt to solve a difficult riddle/puzzle/scavenger hunt to find the Holy Grail, which has been protected for thousands of years by a secret society.

It is an extremely interesting premise, and the mystery aspects of the story were crafted well.

inni's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

meghanbisreading's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

jemmycakes's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

skylerae's review

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adventurous hopeful informative mysterious reflective

4.0

This was not what I was expecting when I got this book. I had heard about it of course, but I didn’t realize it was a murder mystery in search of the Holy Grail. I enjoyed this book much more than I thought. Towards the end I started putting the puzzles together and it was fun.

prairiedog's review against another edition

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1.0

Overrated, in my opinion. A fun ride at times, but usually boring, predictable, melodramatic, sophomoric. Good for the airplane/airport, if you have nothing else to read.