Title: "Da Vinci" In the title does not a classic make....
Product review: Note that the reviews posted by the publisher are for "Daughter of God". Even the publisher couldn't find a good word about this book. It died a miserable death in 1983; and deservedly so. But the success of Dan Brown with the Code has allowed every story with Da Vinci in the title to be dusted off and reprinted. With such riveting dialogue as "Let go, you crazy Brit!" during a struggle for a gun and "Hey, watch it" during a chase scene, the book just lacks literary creativity. And the attempts to update it just make it worse. Lire are now Euros (but the conversion factor?), and we now know that the first gulf war took place in the early '60's. The dates have not been changed, so the hero would be about 60 in the updated version. A good friend gave me the book so I suppose I'll slog through the rest of it. It IS a quick read; there's THAT going for it!
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