Dan Brown books (Off Topic)

[Trace]

I adored the Da Vinci code.  Haven't read any of the others yet - anyone wanna lend them to me?

[TightEnd]

trace, read Agels and Demons next...a real "can't put it down" book

[The Baron]

though the historians don't agree with one another.
http://www.fiu.edu/~mizrachs/poseur3.html

A good read, however these "prieure documents" on which the entire essay was based were found out to be a hoax by Tony Robinson.

Seriously if you can find it have a watch of Ch4's The Real Da Vinci Code, in it Dan Brown's spokesman is asked why they used these documents as "evidence" when they are a known hoax. He claims they aren't a hoax - then Robinson tells him the guys who made it even ADMITTED it was a hoax and again he tries to claim they are real. Outrageous! lol

[ifm]

i saw it, to be honest it didn't do much to debunk the theories, just said they were false, anyone can do that.

[The Baron]

i saw it, to be honest it didn't do much to debunk the theories, just said they were false, anyone can do that.

I'd have to disagree. The programme had mountains of real evidence. Guys admitting the priory list was a hoax they created, the true meaning of the words Sang Real/San Greal, the factual documents (which have since been dated) explaining Mary Magdelene's real role in Jesus's life, the proof the priory didn't exist at all, the art historians who explained Da Vinci's love for painting the feminine and his sexual preference - the evidence was damning.

On the contrary a few threories by a novelist dont hold a persuasive argument for me. In actual fact Dan Brown has little to no evidence in his favour for ANY of his theories - and the evidence he does have is flawed and questionable.

The thing that wound me up the most was the way at the start of the book he claims it's all fact! I was duped! 

At the end of the day it's a novel. Exciting, unputdownable, brilliant, but still a novel.

[Colchester Kev]

I read a book once .... "Janet and John" it was called , Ladybird hardback version... i highly reccomend it

Im showing my age now ... who else is a Janet and John fan ??

[ifm]

i thought he said it was based on a listed set of books and texts, deadsea scrolls etc.?
i'll watch the robinson thing again, oddly enough it was on last night

[TightEnd]

I'm a big fan of Asterix books, tintin books and never really got over my fascination of Anne in the Famous five books by Enid Blyton

[The Baron]

i thought he said it was based on a listed set of books and texts, deadsea scrolls etc.?
i'll watch the robinson thing again, oddly enough it was on last night

Really? Wow, I started this thread by chance last night after reading Deception Point. (Although I'm not too sure about the claim to do with the technology in that one either!)

I've not heard much from Brown's argument to be honest but in the documentary there were two things Robinson could prove:

1) Mary Magdelene was an Apostle (according to the dead sea scrolls) but it makes no mention of her marriage/union with Christ. Furthermore it was NOT uncommon for Jewish men to be unmarried as DB claimed. However her being an apostle WAS probably covered up by the ancient church.

2) The Knights Templar were the first banking system, designed to stop robbery whilst ravelling.

Robinson was undecided on the Last Supper painting (was it Thomas or Mary?) but he said there was very strong evidence for both sides.

These 3 points aside there was not one theory of Brown's he could find evidence for. I cant remember all of it so I'll have to watch it again too.

[TightEnd]

I'm still a fan of Asterix books, tintin books, and haven't got over my fascination with Anne from the famous five books


Meanwhile, keep going round in circles!

[ifm]

it must have hit a raw note somewhere as the church issued a statement regarding the books content, something they have NEVER done before

[TightEnd]

my favourite character was Obelix.

[ifm]

my favourite character was Obelix.

Wasn't that 2001 a space odessey?

[TightEnd]

no.


Gosciny and Uderzo.

Bonus point if you give me their first names....

[Colchester Kev]

Janet & John ??