THE DA VINCI CODE

I always did mean to get back here and write a quick review of the Dan Brown bestseller. Unfortunately, I forgot, until I was watching the DVD recently.

Book much better than the film - goes without further say.
Book - I can understand the 'truly amazing' consensus if it's the first piece of fiction you have ever read like this. However, I have read quite a few others, so the storyline was not 100% new to me.
My sincerest humble opinion? After so much hype, I was disappointed in it. Once you've worked out the code, you just want him to hurry up and uncover the secret. If I'd been a character in the story, I'd have slapped the guy for being so dim as to fail to recognise the connections and piece together the rather obvious clues to the code.
Still, it was a thrilling read and the twists and turns in print are far superior to those portrayed in the film. In fact, if you have seen the film without reading the book, get the book out of the library and read all the other bits that weren't re-enacted on screen.
It'll be interesting to see how 'Angels and Demons' is scripted and presented. I preferred it to Da Vinci Code.
Haven't yet read Digital Fortress, blah, blah, blah... cannot, for the life of me, understand about all the petty law suits and in-fighting where Dan Brown's concerned. Marketing and media hype at its best, perhaps, aided by greed and petty jealousies. Keep up the good work Dan Brown - your name alone can now sell any title.
In fact - I have a storyline you may be interested in. It's right up your street but I haven't the backing to take on the law if I'd to publish it. Interested, Mr Brown? Contact me via my website at http://www.eddieelwood.co.uk