Mer's Reviews > The Da Vinci Code

Brilliant.

not commenting on the content of the book or anything i haven’t read it, but this is so fucking pretentious. it basically reads like “i am smarter, more obscure and therefore better than you”

Rather bizarre rant

I'm crying this is hilarious

Great review on an atrocious book. It is the kind of review I would have liked to write, except I did not want to waste the keystrokes on dan brown and his tripe

This is one of the worst reviews on this site, and this site has few good reviews.

Great, you don't like Dan Brown. But ever thought that people read his books for the mystery, and not the religious aspect.

First let me begin this post by expressing my apology for it being tardy to your review. It’s a leisurely Sunday which afforded me some time to just take a scroll into the reviews of the randomized option to “rate this selection” on the site in moder day & time.
Anywho, please know i’m not here to reopen a can of old worms on this thread. In fact from what you shared, you are in fact belittling a continued spark that, “The DaVinci Code”, by Dan Brown continues to ignite even now. I respect your right to express your review. I too, share the commonality in what you have listed as what you have read, whom you heart, who your heart (I was more shocked to see that this jargon was used even back in 2007) is, & what you listen to fairly regularly. All aforementioned sentiments/actions/so on are what I’m basing this post about in the present. You did stir something within my own, more adept than others & much more deeply in possession of a tremendously absurd amount of academia, historical, & religious knowledge through my own choice of consumption. My personal journey into the arena of Brown’s subject matter began well before the 2nd book (TDC) in the Robert Langdon series was even released; much less the movie. The allure of it was just how much of a truly remarkable backfire & subsequent amplification of the consumption of the MOVIE adaptation of Brown’s book. This was & is what happens even now in regards to being told to not read or watch something. We all saw this specifically in the way radical Christians & the Catholic church caused themselves to be the ones seemingly propagating this book as forbidden and made themselves get at minimum a raised eyebrows for a second as how what did absolutely did not line up was the Catholic church’s reaction to a clearly stated “fictional” concept movie blockbuster. Typically, as you are aware if indeed you remember your own list of personal criteria in 2007 that seemed more arrogant and degrading to others that might find some intrigue or *gasp* like Dan Brown or “The DaVinci Code”. Attacking a book or another reader does nothing. After all, “To each their own…” or something along those lines. However, I did write this reply to you in hopes you could answer a question that is going to plague every time this book comes up, which will make me laugh & inevitably tell about your review that I happened to find. I do hope you’ll answer this one thing for me in your fellow elder years: Have you read the book yet that you left this review on? I’m genuinely coming from a place of curiousness. I also wonder if your still on here because i’d love toaybe discuss some of the things in which you described at the time of your review. Back in 2007, it was harder to find any bit of a community much less ANY or many others that knew anything beyond the fictional nudge of this book, to their intrigue. Brown is due substantial credit, as well the honors he has collected & the many others that he keeps being award. The numbers of the book copies purchased (NOT the movie) & even the amount of languages, speak volumes. My point is for many it was in fact Brown’s fictional novel that keeps nudging others now just as when this all began, to seek out of there was any truth or anything beyond a pretty great work of fiction (that’s where I do disagree with you. The book is good for the niche in which it was in & also SO enjoyable if one knows about symbolism through art & history, ect) much less the academic/proficient level of individuals to have a respectful discussion with on authors, works, research, & beyond that are FAR more than most people have the capacity to understand or process a fragment of at all.
I do hope time has treated you well. Also, I do hope maybe time has made you a bit more approachable or just silent about shoving a book in anyone’s face or not. Books should be shared no matter if they are our taste or self believed level of any worth. Your review came of as an opinion of something based off of assumption from someone who had read (claimed to have consumed a good few things at least) therefore compelling you to author a deterrent manifesto against A FICTION NOVEL. Banned book lists & altered manuscripts are more abundant now more than they were in 2007. However, no reader, bibliophile, or academic/proficient to an area at all should be so adamantly vocal about their closed mindedness & then lessen their own credibility by taking low blows about a author’s resume. The part that I am cannot flatter you with is the gutter of bottom feeding remarks that could must have been written by an angst youth/20 something at the time of post was when you had the audacity to insult ANY educational facility or institution where an author has CHOSEN to teach after gaining tremendous success & awards & opportunities & accolades few others obtain as he has. So, despite your opinion of a book you reviewed about not reading, I hope when I click your profile there is something there at all. I’m not expecting Dan Brown’s vey shortened list of what alone just his writing of The DaVinci Code has solidified as why reviews on here or anywhere are the comedy of it all. Fingers crossed i’m wrong about ya & don’t hex me or jinx me or hunt me to burn me at the stake. It’s all just opinion here after all. Yet, goes to show the internet will in fact keep things for all to find.

First of all, you are way too invested in this and way too eager to try and prove yourself as an intellectual. This is a big red flag.
Secondly, this book isn’t for you and never was intended to be.
Is the writing simplistic? Yes. Is history exaggerated for entertainment sake? Yes. And that is exactly what it was intended to be. He has said in interviews that he often makes choices that lack subtlety because it serves the plot and keeps the story moving at a lightening pace. It’s all intentional.
Dan Brown books are targeted towards people who previously had no interest in the subject matter and rarely pick up a book. They are intentionally accessible and that is why they are so successful. They serve their purpose. Books are for everyone, not just self-proclaimed intellectuals.
What you are doing here is akin to watching an episode of Gossip Girl and getting angry that it’s not The Shawshank Redemption.
To expect every author to write books that specifically appeal to you is a whole new level of entitlement.
If you are incapable of enjoying it then just don’t read it and move on.
An angry rant about its existence just makes you look stupid, which is in direct contradiction to how you are not so subtlety trying to portray yourself.

Chill out mate

The funny thing is that none of her reviews reflect her intellectual reading taste that she purports to have. Instead she reviews a lot of children's books and other meaningless crap. Clearly, she was just not bright enough to understand this book.

If you didn't read then why rate?

How come nobody noticed they have the books listed wrong at #1 and #2? Lol

I spent more time reading this thread than I'd prefer to admit. I have a sickness that drives me to find 1-star reviews on books touted by the masses as "award-winning". I'm on page 45 of The Davinci Code and now unsure whether I continue to read or not.

Bro didn’t even finish the book and has the audacity to pretend to know everything 😭😂

This cracked me up😂

Extreme but for the most part I agree. I found it insulting.

Haha very harsh I think some of this is tall poppy syndrome.

Bravo James

Jesus followers just doesn't accept books like this which offer a different perspective of what they believe. More open minded people would not have issues with the book because it is simply a masterpiece.

Thank you!!! I. Hate. This. Book.

Nick wrote: "I spent more time reading this thread than I'd prefer to admit. I have a sickness that drives me to find 1-star reviews on books touted by the masses as "award-winning". I'm on page 45 of The Davin..."

Don't. It's utterly dreadful.

Pretentious prig accuses Dan Brown of being a pretentious prig.

Move on! 😎

God this review is so condescending and pretentious

One question - why do you hate Dan brown so much?

Oh, dear....
We are so sorry if the book wan't enough for your majesty, but I seriously think that you don't have any rights to criticate this book.
You can't expect everyone to have the same level of super high IQ, Mr. Einstein.
But, I'm sorry I entered this conversation

Really, everyone has to give their opinion but without insulting, dear.

How long did it take for you to vomit up that entire word salad of a review over a book that is considered fiction? Nobody here is trying to recommend this “really interesting and eye-opening book” to you, so untwist your knickers. I’m rating your rant half a star — rounded up to one.

LMAOOOO WHOS SAYING DAN BROWN AND UMBERTO ECO ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORIES UR INVENTING PEOPLE TO GET MAD AT

I read your comment using Paris _from Gilmore girls_ voice

Hahaha

Just because you read Foucault doesn’t mean you’ve established yourself a level of credibility to judge a book that explores a completely different facet of literature

I haven't read this book
yet but your review has caused me to rethink my still-being-debated argument on wether to read it or not. Though, I do think the specific way your opinion was phrased majorly brings controversy to the table even if it IS true.

You could have written a review that criticizes politely and with clarity. Your review is very condescending.

chill out

Have you read Umberto Eco - “How to spot a Fascist”? It advises the reader about censorship and Tolerance.

I'ma still recommend it cuz some know how to decipher which parts are true. Not everyone's cup of tea clearly

Never have I agreed with a review more in my life. If people find it condescending, it is only fitting as Dan Brown spends the entirety of his book condescending to the reader. I bet if an editor removed all the redundant and repetitive passages constantly reminding the reader of what is going on, the book would be at least 60% shorter.

well, sometimes the problem is with the readers, as we know not everyone is capable of reading a masterpiece. Therefore, after realizing your capability to read, I shall recommend you to read The Ugly Duckling. thanks

Why is there so much elitism in the reading community? What’s wrong with liking a little Dan Brown?