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So, I finally read the infamous Da Vinci Code. I didn't find it as heretic and blasphemous as many people seem to claim it is. There are some people who have actually said that they started becoming atheists after reading this book because they started questioning everything.
I don't see how that can happen. I mean, if the book would influence you about something, it probably would be the view of the church as an institution, but i don't see how it could challenge you to change your beliefs on Go ...more
I don't see how that can happen. I mean, if the book would influence you about something, it probably would be the view of the church as an institution, but i don't see how it could challenge you to change your beliefs on Go ...more
Reread. Turns out when you're not 13, this doesn't hold up quite as well. For one thing, most of the "facts" here are pretty much invented, and once you know a bit more about the subjects that becomes increasingly obvious. It also just isn't super well written. I found it pretty painful at the beginning and then it picks up at around the 50% ish mark. It's also kind of misogynistic but I guess that's par for the course. Finished out of spite, will not be reading another Dan Brown probably ever a
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