Title: It's no masterpiece
Product review: Why has this been so popular? As far as thriller plots go, it's mediocre and rather farfetched. The characters are two-dimensional. The writing style is not the least bit creative or literary. The accounts of religious and art history are spurious. The puzzles and word games provide entertaining diversions, but they don't outweigh the book's other deficiencies. In straddling several genres, the book has apparently attracted a broad readership. (The religious controversy it stirred up didn't hurt either.) But I doubt that many have walked away thrilled.For a monastic literary mystery, try The Name of the Rose. For simple excitement, go for something like Michael Crichton or Harry Potter. But don't bother with this.
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