The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown

Diane's review:

I got The Da Vinci Code for Christmas from Beth and read it in two days. It was a great page turner. I do not usually like mysteries but this one was fun. I usually got the next clue about the same time it was revealed, so I felt smart and competent. And then there is the politics that appealed to me too. I gave it to Beth and she promised it to David when she is finished. According to the news so many people bought it that I suspect it makes more sense to ask someone local to borrow it rather than mail it around.

Drew's review:

This one, I actually was trapped on an airplane for hours, circling Dallas waiting for thunderstorms to clear, but didn't care at all, I was just reading away. The ideas raised around early Christianity and the end of goddess worship are very interesting as well. This book is one of those thrillers, but with all the background information wrapped around it makes it seem like maybe it is all true?

Kay's review:

I'd heard that Sara and Drew had each liked this book, and when I saw our receptionist reading it I asked her to put me on her "borrow" list. I found it completely entertaining. I thought the author was also using the story as a soap-box for a discussion of the ways the catholic church crushed the sacred feminine out of christianity (who crushed it out of the other major faiths wasn't addressed). Anyway I always like to hear about goddess worship and pagan ceremonies and art, so I will also recommend this book wholeheartedly.

Sara's review:

Like the rest of the family I thought this was a great read. I took it on a trip to Chicago for a ConAgra Refrigerated Foods ISO class. I read some on the way there, disappointingly didn't get a chance all week to read it (the class started early went late and had homework and a quiz every day!) But I started reading when I got to O'Hare--the plane left (I'm not kidding) 6 hours late---touched down in RDU at 4:00am and I cared not one whit! I was totally engrossed in this book! So I recommend you save it for the next tedious trip!

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