last book read

I finally got around to reading "The Da Vinci Code". I am just now reading it as I get to a point where I don't want to read the book because everyone else has. I even feel like the author has likely made enough money and I don't really want to contribute. I know it's wierd and snarky, but that's me.

Anyway, I really enjoyed it as a thriller, but was dissapointed in a few ways.

• I didn't enjoy the ending.
• I guessed the plot a few too many times. (Please go to the next painting/church/temple/gallery and stop discussing it ad naseum. The riddles were pretty obvious.I had the solution to the bank account number problem immediately.)
• I felt like certain items, like the development of the christian cannon, were dropped into the story without their full historical complexity. A person who doesn't know the full story could really have a skewed view of history.

I wish someone had a an unbiased web site for fact checking Brown's version of history as I noted some innaccuracies. (Although I suppose if you start out with the "The winners write all history" notion then you are free to make up whatever conspiracy theories you like.)

It was a very quick read. I am glad I got it from the library though.