The Da Vinci Code

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:50 pm

Read the "Illuminatus!" trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson, and if you're smart, all questions you may ever have about the Illuminati will be answered.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:53 pm

I just did my own research...

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:00 pm

"Illuminatus!" answers questions that cannot be answered by research.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:05 pm

You could also look up "Operation Mindfuck" on Wikipedia.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:09 pm

I'd like to get something I could read online... think I'll go google myself a couple interesting link.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:18 pm

Kracus wrote:I'd like to get something I could read online... think I'll go google myself a couple interesting link.

SplishSplash wrote:You could also look up "Operation Mindfuck" on Wikipedia.

Post by **mad** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:40 pm

yeh im thinking about reading it
just finished reading starter for 10 which was pretty good

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:54 pm

SplishSplash wrote:
Kracus wrote:I'd like to get something I could read online... think I'll go google myself a couple interesting link.

SplishSplash wrote:You could also look up "Operation Mindfuck" on Wikipedia.

I did... all it does is talk about the book

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:58 pm

tony robinson preetty much disproved the whole thing on channel4

the only thing that wasn't complete bollocks was the thing about "the last supper" and john being that (supposed whore) woman

Post by **Canis** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:59 pm

If you've read "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, it's clear he's perfected his formula by the time he wrote The DaVinci Code. Still, it's an awesome book.

Post by **shadd_.** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:25 am

Canis wrote:If you've read "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, it's clear he's perfected his formula by the time he wrote The DaVinci Code. Still, it's an awesome book.

yeah they are somewhat simular in the plot but the content is definately different.

both good books. deception point was alright too.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:18 am

I'm sorry but Dan Brown's books are not that great. He focuses all of his attention to "plot" and has absolutely zero character development. He puts "facts" in his stories and connects them through completely rediculous speculations. Having said that though I suppose it is a style of fiction that appeals to a lot of people, I personally find it terrible however.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:58 am

was like a cheap drug that's highly addictive. Read the whole thing in under 24 hours which is crazy for my usual pace.

Whether or not the holy grail stuff is true or not, I did appreciate the insights into the sacred feminine.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:52 am

Jackal wrote:I'm sorry but Dan Brown's books are not that great. He focuses all of his attention to "plot" and has absolutely zero character development. He puts "facts" in his stories and connects them through completely rediculous speculations. Having said that though I suppose it is a style of fiction that appeals to a lot of people, I personally find it terrible however.

True. Also, the ending of the Da Vinci Code is ridiculous. You can tell he got lazy.

(Oh yeah and the "sacred feminine" did go on my nerves. He's obsessed with it, he used that term at least once per page.)

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:10 am

It's not great litterature, and the characters are pretty flat, but it's an entertaining thriller.

oh, and lol, Kracus has a "theory"