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Title: Poorly written novel insults reader's intelligence
Review: I would guess that this was a first draft of the Da Vinci Code that was deemed too poor a work to be published and then put out to cash in on the success of the Da Vinci Code. In it the author tries to get the reader to accept characters, their actions, and events that are just too implausible. I don't mind a writer making things up, playing with facts and in general messing with the readers head. This is a novel after all. However, Brown's characters are motivated by such cliches and vapid beliefs that I was unable to accept them and allow myself to enter the world of this novel. I won't cite specific examples lest I spoil someone else's enjoyment, but helicopters and virgin births are some prime examples. I read this to get some background for The Da Vinci Code and I never would have finished it without a determined effort.
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