The great draw to this otherwise unremarkable novel is its central conspiracy theory, which, very simply put, sees Jesus married to Mary Magdalene. And yet, The Da Vinci Code has become a worldwide sensation. It is passably entertaining as “popular” fiction, but hardly the type of novel that would stand the test of time to become a classic. Also, the novel’s plot twists are predictable at best, and the writing, although occasionally quite good, is unmemorable. Its protagonist, Harvard cryptologist Robert Langdon, is a fairly passive character with little complexity. Although Dan Brown would have us believe that “all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate,” The Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction, complete with good guys, bad guys and narrow escapes.
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