The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

***1/2 out of ****

     Yup, you probably haven't seen this cover in quite a while. For those of you who were living under a rock,  (I'm kidding) The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown is the best-selling English language novel of the 21st century,  and has been translated into over 44 languages.


        The DaVinci Code starts off with the murder of Jacques Saunière, who is the curator of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The book then switches to the life of Robert Langdon, who is a professor from Harvard and specializes in ancient symbology. Before Jacques Saunière was murdered, he used the blood from his bullet wound in his abdomen to draw a pentacle and spread himself on the floor to resemble DaVinci's painting, the Vitruvian Man. (The reason he did this was to send a special message, hint, hint) He also used a special marker whose ink can only be seen in black light, to write clues, including a message "Find Robert Langdon." The captain of police, Bezu Fache, believes that Langdon was responsible for the murder, thus bringing him to the murder scene having Langdon think it was to help the police force solve the mysterious message Sauniere had written on the floor. But along comes pretty Sophie Neveu, an agent from the French department of Cyrptology, and she knows what Fache is trying to do. Thus, this is the start of the adventure for Langdon and Neveu, who embark on a mission to try and figure out the truth fueling the battle between the Priory of Sion, a secret organization, and Opus Dei, a Catholic organization. And a thrilling adventure it is!


        I DEFINITELY recommend the DaVinci Code for older readers, because there is murder and gory-like parts, but that's not really the point of the story, so the book is still wonderful! I'd rate this book ***1/2 out of ****. It didn't get a perfect score not because it was poorly written, but it was because Dan Brown was aiming this book toward more of an adult audience. So as you know, this is a teen book blog, and this blog is for teens, (but adults and children are welcome as well :)). Not Dan Brown's fault, but the style of writing wasn't for teenagers, but still, an AWESOME book!