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Dan Brown
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The Da Vinci Code is quiet good but the rest is crap. I read Angels & Demons (exactly the same as the Da Vinci Code) and Digital Fortress (highly intelligent people acting like morons). I really don't know how all these books (except The Da Vinci Code) could show up on a bestseller list.
By the way what's going on with all these bestseller lists? Are they real or just made up?
How can a book like this Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson by Amber Frey be on the list? And I hate books who show up before they have been released. I'm not interested how many people are going to buy a book when it comes out, but more how many people buy them for real.
By the way what's going on with all these bestseller lists? Are they real or just made up?
How can a book like this Witness: For the Prosecution of Scott Peterson by Amber Frey be on the list? And I hate books who show up before they have been released. I'm not interested how many people are going to buy a book when it comes out, but more how many people buy them for real.
docsadowdc
New Member
Dan Brown's Codes
If you don't want to know how to decode Dan Brown's end of novel codes, look away now.
If you want to solve it on your own, don't look any further.
Hints:
1. The number correspond to the chapters in each of the two books (Deception Point and Digital Fortress)
2. Go to the chapter in question and take the first letter of the first word.
3. Set up a "Caeser Box".
4. Deception Point uses a 5 X 5 box and Digital Fortress uses a 4 X 4 box.
5. Write the letters in the corresponding boxes from top to bottom.
6. Once you've plugged in all of the letters, you can now read the message from left to right.
STOP HERE if you don't want to see the final answer. It is more fun to solve it on your own.
The Answers:
Digital Fortress's answer is "WE ARE WATCHING YOU"
Deception Point's answer is "THE DAVINCI CODE WILL SURFACE"
If anyone else has interesting facts to share, I would like to receive emails that pertain.
Thanks
If you don't want to know how to decode Dan Brown's end of novel codes, look away now.
If you want to solve it on your own, don't look any further.
Hints:
1. The number correspond to the chapters in each of the two books (Deception Point and Digital Fortress)
2. Go to the chapter in question and take the first letter of the first word.
3. Set up a "Caeser Box".
4. Deception Point uses a 5 X 5 box and Digital Fortress uses a 4 X 4 box.
5. Write the letters in the corresponding boxes from top to bottom.
6. Once you've plugged in all of the letters, you can now read the message from left to right.
STOP HERE if you don't want to see the final answer. It is more fun to solve it on your own.
The Answers:
Digital Fortress's answer is "WE ARE WATCHING YOU"
Deception Point's answer is "THE DAVINCI CODE WILL SURFACE"
If anyone else has interesting facts to share, I would like to receive emails that pertain.
Thanks
bob 5000
New Member
hey, thx for the solving of those codes. I actually forgot about them.
alright you guys, now don't be so hard on ole dan. he writes entertaining stuff, in my opinion. it's a good, simple read, sprinkled with some interesting facts (if they are all true...) that can actually add to your general knowledge, as long as you beware of the interpretations and half-truths.
anyway, it's like going to the movies:
if I want simple entertainment, "popcorn cinema" as I call it, I go watch a schwarzenegger or cage action flick. I come out satisfied of all the explosions, the tough guy jokes and the big bag of popcorn I just munched. same with the brown novels if you will. now if I want deep philosophical thought and insight, well I go watch the matrix... ha, j/k! you know what I mean.
yes, I kinda have to agree about the plot similarities. especially in the beginning: ion the first page, someone always dies. on the second one, someone always gets woken up by a phonecall... somewhat funny.
still, I like his books - not so much deception point - and I admit it.
there goes a confession ;-)
alright you guys, now don't be so hard on ole dan. he writes entertaining stuff, in my opinion. it's a good, simple read, sprinkled with some interesting facts (if they are all true...) that can actually add to your general knowledge, as long as you beware of the interpretations and half-truths.
anyway, it's like going to the movies:
if I want simple entertainment, "popcorn cinema" as I call it, I go watch a schwarzenegger or cage action flick. I come out satisfied of all the explosions, the tough guy jokes and the big bag of popcorn I just munched. same with the brown novels if you will. now if I want deep philosophical thought and insight, well I go watch the matrix... ha, j/k! you know what I mean.
yes, I kinda have to agree about the plot similarities. especially in the beginning: ion the first page, someone always dies. on the second one, someone always gets woken up by a phonecall... somewhat funny.
still, I like his books - not so much deception point - and I admit it.
there goes a confession ;-)
jr17ruehlen
New Member
Dan Brown is an outstanding writer. Of course you will find similarities in his books, it is his personal writing style and it will show in all of his books. The reason you may notice it with him is because all of his books are so extremely successful, meaning you've actually read them all. Many writers use the same techniques and writing styles when writing their books. That is why people have favorite writers, and writers they don't care for, no matter the book.
There is a reason Dan Brown's books are all best sellers; they are great and people thoroughly enjoy them. -Not to mention you can learn a thing or two by reading his books, which is definitely a bonus in any book.
There is a reason Dan Brown's books are all best sellers; they are great and people thoroughly enjoy them. -Not to mention you can learn a thing or two by reading his books, which is definitely a bonus in any book.
jr17ruehlen
New Member
1. I learned about a popular theory which involves the "holy grail" not being a grail at all but rather something much greater.
2. I learned about the Louvre museum and some of the works of art contained within it.
3. I learned a little about the lifestyle of one of the worlds most famous people of all time (Da Vinci.)
Certainly everything must be examined with a catious eye, however, controversial theories like this spark a lot of debate, which is where one can really learn some things.
P.S. If you didn't learn 3 things from this book you must be a brilliant person...or really thick-headed. You should be able to 3 things from any book you read. If your that smart maybe you should try jeopardy.
2. I learned about the Louvre museum and some of the works of art contained within it.
3. I learned a little about the lifestyle of one of the worlds most famous people of all time (Da Vinci.)
Certainly everything must be examined with a catious eye, however, controversial theories like this spark a lot of debate, which is where one can really learn some things.
P.S. If you didn't learn 3 things from this book you must be a brilliant person...or really thick-headed. You should be able to 3 things from any book you read. If your that smart maybe you should try jeopardy.
novella
Active Member
jr17ruehlen said:
English guys don't go on Jeopardy, they go on Mastermind where you really have to know something. Stewie, have you been on Mastermind? Would you? What would your subject be? Something from history, I know. I really miss Magnus Magnuson. He really knew how to say "I've started, so I'll finish" very quickly.
RitalinKid
New Member
To me, Dan Brown is a decent story teller. He's in the class with Michael Crichton. His works won't be remembered as art. They're stories, entertainment. I agree his stories are similar, but the storyline is constantly moving. That takes some talent. I just finished a Vonnegut book, and IMO you can't compare the two. Maybe Vonnegut's story didn't move as fast, but Brown's stories are flat, nothing to read into. I just see it as trying to compare Miles Davis to Britney Spears. How do you guys feel?
I've only read The Da Vinci Code and am reading Angels & Demons only
but i don't agree that their plots are just the same
they are totally different!! it's just the writing style is the same because it's written by the same person.
From what I've already read, i agree the Da Vinci Code is a better book than Angels & Demons, but i think the latter is also quite a good book
I like reading the historical facts in the books( if they are indeed all true)
it's pretty interesting
but i don't agree that their plots are just the same
they are totally different!! it's just the writing style is the same because it's written by the same person.
From what I've already read, i agree the Da Vinci Code is a better book than Angels & Demons, but i think the latter is also quite a good book
I like reading the historical facts in the books( if they are indeed all true)
it's pretty interesting
Having read both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, I actually enjoyed the latter more. TDVC's central premise about the Holy Grail is something that I find very very hard to believe, especially since I've also read the sensationalist 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' where most of it was lifted from. Angels and Demons did not require me to suspend my disbelief as much and I enjoyed it more for that reason.
Stewart
Active Member
novella said:
I'm Scottish.
Anyway, no I've never been on Mastermind. I was too young when it was first on and with the revised format it has half dumbed down so you get people choosing The Life-cycle and Habits of the Honey-bee and they play off against people who pick Monty Python or Red Dwarf.
No. I wouldn't appear on any quiz show.
Contestants are required to pick four specialist subjects - each one will be used as they progress through the rounds, if they do actually progress.
If I had to choose specialist topics...hmmm...The Musical Career of Luke Haines, Serial Killers of the 20th Century, The Life & Works of Clive Barker, and Medieval Monasticism.
Stewart
Active Member
jr17ruehlen said:
I'm simply brilliant.
jr17ruehlen said:
Okay, I admit it.
- The (First) Council of Nicea was won by a very slight margin;
- Mona Lisa was the name given to a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci - it's an anagram of Amon L'Isa
- Pope Clement V had the Templars burned at the stake, and their ashes thrown into the Tiber river in Rome
There you go - just three of the amazing facts that I learned from reading The Da Vinci Code. Want more?
novella
Active Member
Stewart said:I'm Scottish.
If I had to choose specialist topics...hmmm...The Musical Career of Luke Haines, Serial Killers of the 20th Century, The Life & Works of Clive Barker, and Medieval Monasticism.
Oh, like the cellotape.
Now, as for these subjects, you are cheating as these are not really separate areas of knowledge.