{"id":105,"date":"2006-05-13T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-13T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2022-10-22T19:41:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T02:41:36","slug":"the-davinci-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2006\/05\/13\/the-davinci-code\/","title":{"rendered":"The DaVinci Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I read The Da Vinci Code<\/a> when it first came out. I bought the book and sat down and read it cover to cover in a day while I was on vacation. Then I read it again. The second time I read the book I was near a computer so I took the time to look up the art and some of the concepts referenced in the book. (There’s a newer version out now, with pictures of the referenced art work – I recommend the newer version if you can get your hands on it.)<\/p>\n

It’s a good book. I read it cover to cover in a day and I need a riveting plot to get that done. But the plot is the best part of this book. It’s the plot that made it a best seller; the prose is ham-handed and he could have really used some help with line editing. But a good plot makes up for that – and should make for a good movie as you can breeze past the excessive use of adverbs and adjectives and just show what happened.<\/p>\n

Controversy? Of course there’s controversy. And that helps with selling books. I read Satanic Verses<\/a> because of the fatwa imposed on Salman Rushdie (excellent book, by the way). I read banned books. Controversy is the best way to get read.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I think:<\/p>\n

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  1. The book is a work of fiction. do not use this book for spiritual guidance, that’s not its purpose, it is made for entertainment.<\/li>\n
  2. The controversy is not new – it’s as old as the nicene creed.<\/li>\n
  3. The church will survive the exposure.<\/li>\n
  4. This book gets people thinking and talking (and unfortunately, some people talking without thinking).<\/li>\n
  5. If this book makes you think and even question your faith, that’s good. Unthinking and unquestioned faith is one of the sources of our current problems in the world (and yes, I mean Christians too).<\/li>\n
  6. Use your brain. Try to avoid knee-jerk reactions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \u00a9 Copyright Judy Haley 2008. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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