Outside Reading - Week 1, Post B

The Davinci Code by Dan Brown

WOW! Already within the first 50 pages of this novel I am completely absorbed in it. It is very suspenseful and action filled and fast moving, making it a very satisfying read. I previously read Angels and Demons, also by Dan Brown, and it is in a similar setting to The Da Vinci Code. Both occur in major European cities exploring religious history and murders of prominent and powerful people. They also both have in common the villain, and their perspectives. The story of the villain is told from an outside perspective in both situations, thier identity is not really revealed and their motives are always unclear, until they have an encounter with Langdon or another main charcter and their mysteriousness is somewhat cleared up. I have heard so many great things about this novel and am very excited to get into it. I assume it will be as good of a read as Angels and Demons, so that gives me much to look forward too! Another similarity between the two novels is the main character, Robert Langdon, so know I have more background information on him and his characterizations.