The Da Vinci Code - Reight Book

If you've not read it, it is definitely worth it. I'm not really into fiction but I found it an excellent read. It's also packed chocka with dead interesting facts, such as Phi - Nature's number 1.618 - if you've never heard this before divide your height by the distance from your belly button to your toes - the answer is 1.618. Also your arm length divided by the distance from your elbow to your fingertips*.

Jesus was also a man, made into the sun of god by Emperor Constantine of Rome in order to keep political influence. Jesus Married Mary Magdalene they had children and the blood line lives on today in France. Apparently the holy grail is documents relating to this.

* May not work for thalidomide victims.

 

The film is currently being filmed

at Lincoln cathedral. It's star Tom Hanks.

 

Excellent!!

Do you know who is playing Bezu Fache? It has surely got to be Jean Reno....

 

It is Jean Reno.

 

Mmmmmm.... took these this morning. Fascinating to watch the goings-on.

 

Brilliant

When I was reading the book I could picture him playing the part.

 

Phi is a very interesting number known as the Golden Ratio

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GoldenRatio.html

 

Try Angels and Demons.Very good.

 

what number is Pi?

Its just too daft by half to be believable.
but if you suspend your brain, its an ok read

 

phi the golden ratio = 1.61803399

 

If you enjoyed that one then you really must read his Demons and Angells one. Far better than Divinci Code.

 

Agreed, much better than Divinci Code.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed that one as well.

 

The writer is clever, does bags of research and can spin a tale, but his character development is non-existent.

Haven't read De Vinci code yet yet, but I have read Angels and Demons, and the hero is such an unbelievably f**king clever know-it-all with no other qualities that I really couldn't give a toss if he lived or died. And he was one of the more rounded and well-developed characters.

 

and he's the same in this

 

Da Vinci Code

Very weak finish, although Dan Brown spins a good tale. The theory he promotes regarding the holy grail is nothing new and has been around for a long time.

Rosilyn Chapel, though, is worth a visit. It's a very interesting place.

My favourite Dan Brown snippet comes from 'Digital Fortress' and is the origin of the phrase 'Yours sincerely'

 

care to share it?

 

- drivel - nt

 

Angels & Demons is better