Finished reading Da Vinci Code yesterday after a week reading. It’s a so-so book.
I was dissapointed with:n1. the lack of good storyline. It’s a chase around and solving puzzles kinda book, if you enjoy watching National Treasure (which also I dislike strongly) you will enjoy the book. n2. well what can I say, the inaccuracies here and there, can’t be helped I suppose, this is a fiction book not a history book. For instance it’s stated that YHWH was derived from Jehovah, where it should be the other way around. It’s also stated that the Catholic Church was trying to lower the woman position that’s why Mary Magdalene didnt get recoqnition she deserved etc2, but what about Mary the mother of Jesus?? The author seems to forget that she was said by the Catholic church to be equal with Jesus in redemption (co-redemptrix) -> thus elevating a woman more than she should be??
I would probably still want to watch the movie, but this book definetely not one of the readings that I enjoy. Too much speculations to the point of ridicolous. I was surprised how the author pushed forward the idea of “restoring the feminime position in the humanity” so strongly throughout the book, in fact I think that’s the whole point of the book. I was even more surprised that this is Da Book that has spent months on best selling lists.
On the lighter side, it’s been long time since I’ve read fictions, I think i want to start reading again (fiction or non fiction). Reading is better than playing computer games I suppose?