The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

[djraykang]

Has anyone read this yet? I read it last week and thought it was one of the better books I've read this year. What's amazing about it is that everything Brown uses is factual.

[empath]

factual? Well yes and no.

Based on actual conspiracy theories, yes, but I doubt there is much substance to them. Have you read Foucalt's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco?

[empath]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440136482?v=glance

a lot of the research is supposed to be based on this book, which btw, apparently influenced The Matrix somehow--- It's about the Merovingians, a group of French Kings which protect the bloodline of christ---

[cleophite]

fantastic book ... i picked up a friend's copy while i was over at his house, and i couldn't put it down. i still have to buy my own so i can finish it!

[djraykang]

Originally posted by empath
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440136482?v=glance

a lot of the research is supposed to be based on this book, which btw, apparently influenced The Matrix somehow--- It's about the Merovingians, a group of French Kings which protect the bloodline of christ---

The Merovingians are a big part of the Da Vinci code - Brown's story says that they are the actual bloodline of Christ and MM... I haven't read Focolt's Pendulum yet - that's my next book. I'm not religious at all, but I find this kind of stuff fascinating...

Have you read Ishmael by Daniel Quinn?

[jrob]

i am DYING to read this!!! DYING!

[djraykang]

Originally posted by jrob
i am DYING to read this!!! DYING!

I finished it in 2 days - I couldn't put the damn thing down!

there's 2 other books called The Gnostic Gospels and the Knights of Templar all delving into similar topics...

[djraykang]

Originally posted by cleophite
fantastic book ... i picked up a friend's copy while i was over at his house, and i couldn't put it down. i still have to buy my own so i can finish it!

Hi Lauren! :wave:

[cleophite]

hi ray!! :wave: :smooch:

[djraykang]

Originally posted by cleophite
hi ray!! :wave: :smooch:

Right back at ya! :smooch:

Jessie or Lauren - you're both welcome to borrow my copy, although I think one of my roommates might snag it soon. Let me know...

[cleophite]

i will totally fight your roomate to the death for a copy.




:jk:




sorta



:ontome:

[djraykang]

I'll get the jello ready!

hehehe!

[uberclkgtr]

Ray, check out Bloodline of the Holy Grail (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=38LJ9BA02L&sourceid=&srefer=&pcount=0&isbn=0760707359) by Lawerence Gardner. It deals with similar source material and is a very interesting read.

[djraykang]

Originally posted by uberclkgtr
Ray, check out Bloodline of the Holy Grail (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=38LJ9BA02L&sourceid=&srefer=&pcount=0&isbn=076070735 9) by Lawerence Gardner. It deals with similar source material and is a very interesting read. Will do... thanks for the recommendation James!

[empath]

And then after you read all this serious conspiracy theory stuff, you need to kick back with a copy of

The Illuminatus! Trilogy, by Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440539811/104-4625165-1533535?v=glance

which is seriously funny and which will completely blow your mind.

[empath]

Also -- Alan Moore's graphic novel - 'From Hell', delves into some fun conspiracy stuff, too...

[SiK BuG]

I read it when it first came out one of the best wrote books i've ever read.

[MattaKnox]

I have it and plan on reading it over winter break. I've heard nothing but good things.

Jessie/Lauren- it's all yours until mid-december. But you're gonna have to wrestle for it :evilred:

[djraykang]

Originally posted by MattaKnox
Jessie/Lauren- it's all yours until mid-december. But you're gonna have to wrestle for it :evilred:

In lime jello please! :D

[cleophite]

*chucks jello at jessie*


i don't think i'll ever be able to eat jello again ... especially if it comes in a wading pool.

[djraykang]

That was one of the most classic scenes I have ever witnessed. Big ups to Cody for indulging us - bigger ups to Lauren and the rest of the wrestlers for kicking some serious ass that night!

[cleophite]

*strikes kung fu pose*

[Moebius]

:haha:

[djraykang]

Originally posted by cleophite
*strikes kung fu pose*
LMAO! :raveon: Lauren rawks!

[jrob]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cleophite
[B]*chucks jello at jessie*

*catches jello* *eats jello*

oops, right....wrestling. *sigh* too bad i bought this book today! otherwise there would be a wrastlin' match to set-up.


:delirious: :patricia:

[jrob]

Originally posted by jrob
[QUOTE]Originally posted by cleophite
[B]*chucks jello at jessie*

*catches jello* *eats jello*

oops, right....wrestling. *sigh* too bad i bought this book today! otherwise there would be a wrastlin' match to set-up.


:delirious: :patricia:

[jrob]

wow, call me the fucktard for today. not a clue :wtf: happened there.

[MattaKnox]

fucktard for today :D

[jrob]

Originally posted by cleophite
*chucks jello at jessie*


i don't think i'll ever be able to eat jello again ... especially if it comes in a wading pool.


even with some whipped-cream and a little cherry? come on....you can do eet!


:nixo:

[cleophite]

:no:

even i couldn't finish a wading pool of jello. a wading pool of maraschino cherries ... maybe. :yummy:

[djraykang]

Originally posted by cleophite
:no:

even i couldn't finish a wading pool of jello. a wading pool of maraschino cherries ... maybe. :yummy: Mmmm... my imagination is going crazy... Lauren, you're going to get us in trouble with images like that!

:slap: :D

[uberclkgtr]

Originally posted by cleophite
even i couldn't finish a wading pool of jello. a wading pool of maraschino cherries ... maybe. :yummy:

it would be like jumping into the balls at chucky cheese. except you eat the balls. :D

[rajdeep]

I finally read this book and even though the so called facts were intriguing the plot on the whole was alright not too captivating. I half expected a mid-air fight scene to the death in there but was left disappointed :sadblue:

The shocking rite that Sophie stumbles onto was quite predictable, infact the 1st time he describes it the scene from Eyes Wide Shut came to mind.

At the end it felt like a college textbook of sorts on Pagan worship and rites.

[mike48ride]

this book is the dopest ever...all facts...i read this book after taking history 101 here at VCU, nothing in the book contradicted my history lessons...(yes, i know the murder story was false, and some depictions of Opus Dei and other organizations might be amped up a lil' but, still, everything is factual)

www.opusdei.org

[mike48ride]

i think

[JOEYd]

I NEED to get a copy of this.


can anyone lend me theirs?

[Buzzin]

this book has been discussed on this board. http://www.buzzlife.com/mssg_brd/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27941

[JOEYd]

Originally posted by Buzzin
this book has been discussed on this board. http://www.buzzlife.com/mssg_brd/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27941

actually the thread you linked us to came AFTER this thread by almost 2 months.....

:thumbsup:

[DeAtHmOnGeR bEaR]

:delirious:

Hehehe, anyways.. I've read The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, and Digital Fortress *all by Dan Brown* and I definatly wasn't dissapointed in any of the books...

I looove consipracy theories..!

[mike48ride]

hellz yea,

anyone down for some hieros gamos (sp?) over at my apt. tonight?

[Article One]

Originally posted by empath
factual? Well yes and no.

Based on actual conspiracy theories, yes, but I doubt there is much substance to them. Have you read Foucalt's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco?



:werd: you have to be able to distinguish fact from fiction/theory with Brown.

a good example is in Angels and Demons where he explains all the symbolism represented on the one dollar bill as the marks of the illuminati. While his explanation is convincing, there are many explanations as to what the pyramid, the great eye, and the latin phrases on the bill actually meant. Most of these explanations contradict one another.

so really, what Brown does ALOT, is stretch historical gray area (ie the presence of strange symbols on the dollar bill) and presents them as fact in his conspiracies.