Da Vinci Code
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Two years ago... i was traveling to frankfurt through New York and in both of the interconnecting flight i saw guys reading The Da Vinci Code. Made me damn curious i bought the novel in the airport when i landed. i found the novel quite exciting and interesting, there are lot of controversies about the novel. Have you guys read the novel ? What do you think ? By the way Da Vinci Code quest in google So far 14 puzzles ... 15th came just now anybody playing.... its interesting. here[^]and the prizes are insane . prizes[^] --- 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays' - OSpace -- modified at 13:35 Monday 1st May, 2006
60 Minutes had a rather interesting segment on it this past Sunday. The gist of the segment was that in the book there is a section titled "facts" that talks about the Priori of Scion which was actually a hoax and the show had fairly good evidence to back it up with.
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60 Minutes had a rather interesting segment on it this past Sunday. The gist of the segment was that in the book there is a section titled "facts" that talks about the Priori of Scion which was actually a hoax and the show had fairly good evidence to back it up with.
60 minutes, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, FoxNews all have shown that it is an interesting read but not based on any facts like it presents itself. But I think if he acknowledged his facts were made up there wouldn't be the controversy (and the book sales that go with it) and we would have this thread.... Al
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60 Minutes had a rather interesting segment on it this past Sunday. The gist of the segment was that in the book there is a section titled "facts" that talks about the Priori of Scion which was actually a hoax and the show had fairly good evidence to back it up with.
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Wjousts wrote:
I love the fact that people get so upset and go to such lengths to disprove something that never claimed to be anything other than a work of FICTION!
as far as I have heard, they get all tied up over the "based on facts" which is an author/artist ploy to make you think more of the novel. Most historical fiction is "based on facts," in fact any GOOD historical fiction is based on facts. That is the foundation of good writing on any historical information, the chain links are true, the fiction binds them into a new form and makes the novel unique. Such and Such did really exist, he wore the right clothes, other people were in the same area, but no proof they talked, fiction puts them together provides a new link between them or reason why he wore ___ or drank ___ that day and rounds out the plot of the fictional story. The more random and useless/meaningless facts that the author finds, from a picture with a hat that abraham lincoln was never seen wearing in any other image just makes for "fun" of providing a fictional reason (a present from a friend? a mixup on photo day? stolen as he got off the train?). In writing class, I forget which author, but he said fiction or not, always start with one true statement. Where it goes from there is up to the author. Some authors write back to front, some fill out randomly, others forward to back. It doesn't matter if that one true statement is a philosophical one, or one based on the characters you are to write about. If the statement is the latter, you must prove in your story that the statement is true through character work. It is more entertaining to watch the reaction than reading the book, I think at this point, the book might be disappointing compared to all the hooplah. :) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
"you said it" - beautifuly --- My first article^
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"you said it" - beautifuly --- My first article^
Quartz... wrote:
"you said it" - beautifuly
bad writer, bad poet, bad musician, mediochre photographer... :) that is why I am still a programmer, but I have all the writing training. :) I just make believe I don't when I have to write tech reports.... shhhh.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Quartz... wrote:
"you said it" - beautifuly
bad writer, bad poet, bad musician, mediochre photographer... :) that is why I am still a programmer, but I have all the writing training. :) I just make believe I don't when I have to write tech reports.... shhhh.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
bad writer, bad poet, bad musician, mediochre photographer
writer, poet, musician, photographer, and....... programmer WOW you might be eligible to join the "priori of sion" :) - its just the way you look at it. --- My first article^
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
bad writer, bad poet, bad musician, mediochre photographer
writer, poet, musician, photographer, and....... programmer WOW you might be eligible to join the "priori of sion" :) - its just the way you look at it. --- My first article^
Quartz... wrote:
you might be eligible to join the "priori of sion"
if you find that impressive, you should see how well I step on a ladies toes.... though I can actually dance a mean "twist," that is a pretty useless talent nowadays.... actually, and ironic to the story at hand, there are hidden messages in my poetry. Not all, but some, were written in several layers, (often) obvious, (usually) subtle, and (rarely) hidden. As you study more you learn more of what was going on in the author's life at the time. It is a common writing method, more common than most readers would expect, but the messages are not earth shaking.... It is meant for the student who wants to know, not just read and pass on, a reward for the non-idle interested mind. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Quartz... wrote:
you might be eligible to join the "priori of sion"
if you find that impressive, you should see how well I step on a ladies toes.... though I can actually dance a mean "twist," that is a pretty useless talent nowadays.... actually, and ironic to the story at hand, there are hidden messages in my poetry. Not all, but some, were written in several layers, (often) obvious, (usually) subtle, and (rarely) hidden. As you study more you learn more of what was going on in the author's life at the time. It is a common writing method, more common than most readers would expect, but the messages are not earth shaking.... It is meant for the student who wants to know, not just read and pass on, a reward for the non-idle interested mind. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
I can actually dance a mean "twist," that is a pretty useless talent nowadays....
oh no , a talent is never useless, how many times i wished i could have known how to dance ;P
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
hidden messages in my poetry
wow wow wow ... send me a piece of your poetry willya , i have read some peotry here[^] by Michael Ondaatje one of my favorite author and i absolutely loved it.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
hidden messages in my poetry. Not all, but some, were written in several layers
makes me crave for those :) --- My first article^
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Priori of Scion is damn interesting though, i digged more stuff at answers as "priori of SION" there here[^] --- My first article^
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Priori of Scion is damn interesting though, i digged more stuff at answers as "priori of SION" there here[^] --- My first article^
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Louis de Nevers ?? why --- My first article^
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Louis de Nevers ?? why --- My first article^
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Two years ago... i was traveling to frankfurt through New York and in both of the interconnecting flight i saw guys reading The Da Vinci Code. Made me damn curious i bought the novel in the airport when i landed. i found the novel quite exciting and interesting, there are lot of controversies about the novel. Have you guys read the novel ? What do you think ? By the way Da Vinci Code quest in google So far 14 puzzles ... 15th came just now anybody playing.... its interesting. here[^]and the prizes are insane . prizes[^] --- 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays' - OSpace -- modified at 13:35 Monday 1st May, 2006
It is not a novel. It is a screenplay. Every chapter ends as a cliffhanger. You can imagine a movie with Tom Cruise as the hero. Yuck. :rolleyes:
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It is not a novel. It is a screenplay. Every chapter ends as a cliffhanger. You can imagine a movie with Tom Cruise as the hero. Yuck. :rolleyes:
Checked imdb.com and found Tom Hanks is the hero.
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:cool: --- My first article^
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It is not a novel. It is a screenplay. Every chapter ends as a cliffhanger. You can imagine a movie with Tom Cruise as the hero. Yuck. :rolleyes:
Vivic wrote:
Every chapter ends as a cliffhanger.
Vivic wrote:
Yuck.
are you approving it or disapproving ? movie will be fun i think with Tom Hanks --- My first article^
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
I can actually dance a mean "twist," that is a pretty useless talent nowadays....
oh no , a talent is never useless, how many times i wished i could have known how to dance ;P
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
hidden messages in my poetry
wow wow wow ... send me a piece of your poetry willya , i have read some peotry here[^] by Michael Ondaatje one of my favorite author and i absolutely loved it.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
hidden messages in my poetry. Not all, but some, were written in several layers
makes me crave for those :) --- My first article^
Quartz... wrote:
send me a piece of your poetry willya
why only a piece? http://www.zianet.com/jjustinb/[^] Now you can be tortured for hours... ;P _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Priori of Scion is damn interesting though, i digged more stuff at answers as "priori of SION" there here[^] --- My first article^
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Two years ago... i was traveling to frankfurt through New York and in both of the interconnecting flight i saw guys reading The Da Vinci Code. Made me damn curious i bought the novel in the airport when i landed. i found the novel quite exciting and interesting, there are lot of controversies about the novel. Have you guys read the novel ? What do you think ? By the way Da Vinci Code quest in google So far 14 puzzles ... 15th came just now anybody playing.... its interesting. here[^]and the prizes are insane . prizes[^] --- 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays' - OSpace -- modified at 13:35 Monday 1st May, 2006
Just finished reading Deception Point from Dan Brown, as good as DaVinci Code but not as controversial (no church but NASA and CIA involved) PS: it s***ks bit time that the google quest is limited to english COUNTRIES Ciao ;)
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Two years ago... i was traveling to frankfurt through New York and in both of the interconnecting flight i saw guys reading The Da Vinci Code. Made me damn curious i bought the novel in the airport when i landed. i found the novel quite exciting and interesting, there are lot of controversies about the novel. Have you guys read the novel ? What do you think ? By the way Da Vinci Code quest in google So far 14 puzzles ... 15th came just now anybody playing.... its interesting. here[^]and the prizes are insane . prizes[^] --- 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays' - OSpace -- modified at 13:35 Monday 1st May, 2006
I don't go for conspiracy theories, so this book is of no interest to me. ;P Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.