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The Da Vinci Code The Author [|Dan Brown] is the author of the famous book //The Da Vinci Code//, and many other books that have been sold in millions of examples. Brown was born and raised at [|Exeter] ,[| New Hampshire], [|USA]. In his childhood Brown was very fond of difficult puzzles, codes and music. After he graduated from [|Phillips Exeter], he began at a different college, and a trip to [|Spain] where he studied history. Then he felt that his time as student had come to an end, and he turned to [|Los Angeles] to go after his wish to live of music. But most of his CDs did not sell more than a few hundred copies, even though his girlfriend had good contacts in the music business. After some more faults he moved back to New Hampshire with his wife. It was here he began with his now famous books as[| Angels & Demons] and //The Da Vinci Code//. His books are mostly thrillers, and they all consist of many secrets.

Summary I have chosen to write about the novel //The Da Vinci Code.// I chose this book because it has been awarded many prices like for most selling book in[| 2003]. But what triggered me for this book in particular, is that its story is based on rumors, symbols, secret society and a lot of clues. The book is centered on professor in symbols at [|Harvard University], Robert Langdon. He is in [|Paris] when he gets pulled in to a murder investigation. The reason for his involvement in the investigation is that the murder victim has left behind some strange symbols and a lot of coded texts, and since the victim had a meeting with Langdon the victim never came to. Because of this the police took it like a natural thing to ask Langdon about both the murder and the symbols. This is how the book throws you in to a world of mysteries and secrets. Since the story happens in a timeline of 24 hours, it is almost always something that is happening. It does not necessary mean that it is always action. Many of the times it is more focused on the puzzles, symbols and secrets. That’s what makes //The Da Vinci Code// special, and as popular as it is.

The Construction of The Novel The novel has a clear beginning, middle and end. This is crucial when the timeline is in 24 hours when the story is as complicated as in this instance. If not the story would have been very difficult to understand. In the beginning the story changes from Langdon to the murderer. It perhaps sounds like a strange thing to tell who the murderer is as early in the story as the start, but you must understand that the murder is not the secret of the book. Because the entire view of the biggest religion in the world would be totally change if the secret in the story should be introduced to the world.

The action in the story is of the conflict between two points of view. Langdon as the professor who has been thrown into this mystery by accident and now has to race against a society of alternative [|Christians] how to find the truth first. The Main Characters The main character is Robert Langdon, a professor in ancient symbols and mysteries. He is in his mid forties, living a stressed live and has no family. You get a feeling that he feels a bit lonely and is not always happy with things as they are for the moment. But the mystery gives him a new spark in his life. He is a bit famous for his expertise on ancient symbols both before and after [|Jesus] was born. In this story he has to use his expertise and contact for everything it is worth. He now gets friends, enemies and becomes witness to an ancient and still during battle between to religious groups named [| Priory of Sion] and  [|Opus Dei].

The other main character is Sophie Neveu, a cryptographer who also has been dragged in to the murder in reason for trying to solve the code that the victim had left behind. She is in her early forty and pretty. She does her job good, but is a bit disliked by the police chief because she is a lady. In the contrary to the rest of the police force she doesn’t think that Langdon had anything to do with the murder and soon becomes a good friend of Langdon. And they have to co-operate to solve the mystery before they get arrested for something they haven’t done.

Sir Leigh Teabing becomes a good helper for Langdon and Neveu, as he is the leading expert on [|The Holy Grail] and other rumours about Christianity. He is old and has problems with his legs but those do not stop him from joining Langdon and Neveu at their seeking for the truth.

The chief of the police force Bezu Fache, is strong, well shaped and has a powerful psyche. But he has discriminating thoughts. He is catholic and can easy let his belief come in the way of this investigation.

The Opus Dei is in this story is represented by Silas who has blind fate to the organisation and will do anything they ask for. The other is known as The Teacher and is the person who gives Silas orders; this person has no baronies that he is capable to accomplish what he wants.

//A picture painted by [|Leonardo Da Vinci] that contains an important clue.//

Conclusion Most of the story is using omniscient telling to describe the story and thoughts of the characters. The storyteller does not go deep in the feelings or other things that is irrelevant for the meaning of the story. This doesn’t mean that you don’t get a relationship with the characters in the book. You still get a good picture of the different personalities of the characters. This omniscient storytelling does it easier to make a structure of the clues and it is easier to get the story.

It is a bit difficult to place this novel at a special genre but it is mostly a thriller. It is perhaps in some other genre sometimes, but it’s mainly a thriller. If you should say the book had a special view on things, it is most that the world is full of secrets, lies and secret organizations. If this is a message to us to be more observant of what happens around us. But it can also just be an ingenious thing to write about, because almost all people like a good and shocking mystery.

I will end this book review with a conclusion. The book’s main topic is a mystery about the Christian religion. To reveal this secret the main character has to solve a lot of clues that bring him to the secret. It sounds perhaps a bit like a detective novel, but this book has a new twist to it. The secret is much bigger, more complex and it consists of very little killing. I personally liked this book, and I recommend it at the warmest. If you would like to read a more advanced summery of //The Da Vinci Code// click [|her].

This book has also bin dramatist in to a movie. You can see the trailer to the movie [|her.]

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