'Da Vinci Code' Author Brown Takes Stand
For plagiarism? Man, that is so five minutes ago. You've got to do a lot more to get on Oprah these days.
I know next to nothing about da Vinci. So when your da Vinci-expert hero takes PAGES to realize the script he's reading is mirror writing when it took me five seconds, well, you've got a story-telling problem.
Oh, sorry: SPOILER.
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I remember picking up that book, reading the first paragraph, and thinking, "Meh." Later, I remember being baffled as all hell at its success. But then I remembered that the Left Behind books are wildly popular, too; and then my brother the born-again told me Da Vinci Code was a great book, and suddenly it all made sense in a nauseating, gut-twisting kinda way.
Haven't read DaVinci Code yet. It took me 6 years to finally see Titantic. I thought, "Meh"
I read DaVinci Code. I even read Angels and Demons, trying desperately to figure out why these books are so damned popular.
I'm still not sure. But then again, I can't figure out why Britney Spears and Dubya were popular either.
I read both books too (DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons) and I thought they were fine. Not great not dreadful, just... fine.
I think some people were expecting too much based on the hype. It's just a book. If it keeps you occupied for a few hours it's done its job.
Why the Da Vinci code is so popular:
1) Short chapters
2) He makes fun of the French.
The end.
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