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a worrying theme there.... 
As recommended below, any book by Dan Brown. In my opinion, it's best to leave the D Code till last, as it is by far the best. You will enjoy the others more that way.
Also loved Battlefield Earth by L Ron Hubbard. I despise the chap and everything he stood for / did, but credit where it's due, top book.
Also loved Battlefield Earth by L Ron Hubbard. I despise the chap and everything he stood for / did, but credit where it's due, top book.
Robert Ludlum's Bourne Trilogy is good, although probably a little long for a holiday.
Stephen Leather's Tango One, Soft Target... are good.
Dan Brown other novels (Deception Point, Demons and Angels in particular) are better than Da Vinci Code which is just a rewrite of an older book.
Wilbur Smith writes some good easy going books and Tom Clancy has some decent thrillers
Stephen Leather's Tango One, Soft Target... are good.
Dan Brown other novels (Deception Point, Demons and Angels in particular) are better than Da Vinci Code which is just a rewrite of an older book.
Wilbur Smith writes some good easy going books and Tom Clancy has some decent thrillers
ocean1 said:Then you must've really taken onboard all the completely unresearched tosh and fiction spouted as truth as absolute doctrine then.
The Da-Vinci Code. Not only a great book but really chimed with my anti-religion views.
Fact: A large proportion of the "facts" he says in the book are absolute rubbish, and he doesn't deny this. He says his works are fiction, and to spout fabrications as if they are truth is his prerogative. Fair enough I guess, but then you get the throngs of people who believe everything what read in the book.
Though I'm sure you're not one of them.
But yeah, as a piece of entertainment it's pretty good.
Another novel worth reading: "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russel. Examination of relationships and faith when a bunch of Jesuits with some lay people get together for a trip to the source of the first ever extra terrestrial intelligence received. Highly recommended.
pdV6 said:Most dissapointing film I've ever seen - period.
Apparently an absolute howler of a film, though.
There are some worse movies, like those with titles not too dissimilar from "Zombies ate my Girlfriend's Guts!", but as a Hollywood production with its inherent promise of some degree of entertainment, it truly was simply awful.
Hands down the worst big-name flick I've ever seen, and I'm a Travolta fan.
The Dumas Club by Arturo Perez Reverte
Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
-DeaDLocK- said:
[quote=ocean1]The Da-Vinci Code. Not only a great book but really chimed with my anti-religion views.
Then you must've really taken onboard all the completely unresearched tosh and fiction spouted as truth as absolute doctrine then.
Fact: A large proportion of the "facts" he says in the book are absolute rubbish, and he doesn't deny this. He says his works are fiction, and to spout fabrications as if they are truth is his prerogative. Fair enough I guess, but then you get the throngs of people who believe everything what read in the book.
Though I'm sure you're not one of them.
But yeah, as a piece of entertainment it's pretty
good.
What it says about the origins of the Bible are true, including the Council of Nicea, when it was bput to a vote which gospels to include in the bible and which not to, surprise surprise thaose gospels that were not on message were rejected. I suggest you read the Gospels of Thomas and Philip, which although the early Christian church supressed them were recovered at Nag Hamadi. It is also true that the council voted on whether or not Christ was divine or just a man, many early christians considered him not to be divine, anyone expressing this view after the council was considered a heretic. I did not accept the da-Vinci code as gospel truth, it mearly led me to investigate the truth. So there
>> Edited by ocean1 on Wednesday 3rd August 14:17
We holidayed in a friend's apartment recently and I had forgotten to bring any books with me. "Demons and Angels" by Dan Brown was one of the books on their bookshelf, so I read that.
Not bad, although as a reader of hard Sci-Fi I found the science underpinning the story (and his explanations of it) a little naive and badly researched.
As Hollywood-style entertainment though, it wasn't bad. In fact, I may even be tempted to read some of his other stuff, especially The Da-Vinci Code.
>> Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 3rd August 14:21
Not bad, although as a reader of hard Sci-Fi I found the science underpinning the story (and his explanations of it) a little naive and badly researched.
As Hollywood-style entertainment though, it wasn't bad. In fact, I may even be tempted to read some of his other stuff, especially The Da-Vinci Code.
>> Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 3rd August 14:21
Reading, 'The Long Way Around' atm, its not bad
Got 'Dice man' next on the list (thankyou Times&WHSmith discount offer :thumbsup
Bourne Trilogy is also good, but you'll want a long holiday.
Dan Brown is rubbish but then I like my books to describe real life places accurately rather than made up garbage.
Got 'Dice man' next on the list (thankyou Times&WHSmith discount offer :thumbsup
Bourne Trilogy is also good, but you'll want a long holiday.
Dan Brown is rubbish but then I like my books to describe real life places accurately rather than made up garbage.
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