Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle-while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move-the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.īook Review: The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownĬounted as one of the most controversial books of all times for the ideas it purports, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown directly challenges the authority of the Vatican, garbing real facts in clever fiction and telling a narrative that’s interesting, full of intrigue and thought provoking, not to mention an unforgettable cast of characters and events.Įven a decade after causing all its controversy, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown still captivates readers with its detailed plot full of wonderful intricacies and highly entertaining suppositions thorough research on such topics as the Templars, Leonardo Da Vinci, codes and ciphers, as well as the history of the Church bring the narrative to life and fill the plot with so many twists that the reader must hold on to better understand what is going on. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols.Īs Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci-clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Įven more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion-a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci-and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. Narration: Third person, anonymous, omniscient narratorįollowed by: The Lost Symbol Book Summary: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Theme: The False Conflict between Faith and Knowledge, The Subjectivity of History and The Intelligence of Women. Setting Places: Paris, Versailles, London, Scotland. Major Characters: Robert Langdon, Sophie Neveu, Jacques Saunière, Silas, Leigh Teabing
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction