The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown This book surprised me. With all the uproar from the Church, I did not expect it to be so reverent, so respectful, of forms of faith. The history of the Catholic Church is very critical at times, but by the time the book wraps up, everyone is given at least one sympathetic dimension, even Opus Dei. Overall the book avoided villainizing or bashing any one religious group, which is remarkable considering how easy it would have been. The symbolic and historical depth of the book is also quite interesting, although none of it is terribly […]