Title: Dan Brown is no Umberto Eco
Product review: ... The DaVinci Code rehashes a clever idea - but that's about all it has going for it. The characters are two-dimensional at best: the villain played by religious zealot albino, the angry French cop named "Fache" with a gaze that 'scorches the earth as he walks', the protagonist with little more to him than his description as "Harrison Ford in tweed". The plot is predictable from the first chapter, the suspense non-existent, the dialog tedious and pedantic. ... It's certainly not going to threaten any religious establishments. This book was borderline painful to read. Don't be fooled - at least read the first chapter before you buy it. You'll be able to tell in the first ten pages if it's for you or not.
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