The DaVinci Code review

Imagine growing up learning one thing, then all of a sudden, you are told the truth, that you were taught a lie, just as generations of people before you were. This is how Sophie Neveu feels. She was taught growing up that Jesus was immortal, a bachelor, and that the Holy Grail was a chalice that Jesus drank from at the Last Supper. But the night that her grandfather, Jacques Sauniere, is murdered, a long chain of events and codes leads Sophie and her new friend Robert Langdon to a shocking secret. Sophie and Langdon find the legendary keystone of the Priory of Sion, which will lead them to the real Holy Grail, the bones of Mary Magdalene, Jesus’ companion. Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code entertained and teased my brain with many codes and riddles.

The setting of The DaVinci Code is in Europe, and changes to many different areas of Europe throughout the story. The story begins in Paris, France, where Jacques Sauniere is murdered inside the Louvre Museum. From then on, the main characters Sophie and Langdon are sent throughout Europe to many popular, historical locations.

The characters of The DaVinci Code are colorful and diverse. Robert Langdon is a Harvard professor from the United States who is in Paris to give a lecture on symbolism. Interestingly enough, Langdon is a symbologist specializing in pagan symbols and the Sacred Feminine. This fact makes him an important asset to the group who seeks the Holy Grail. Sophie Neveu is the granddaughter of Jacques Sauniere and a cryptologist, which also makes her important to the story. Silas is an Opus Dei monk who participates greatly in corpal mortification, a practice of Opus Dei. Silas is an albino, which makes him quite the interesting character. He is working against Sophie and Langdon. There are many other interesting characters throughout the story that come in and out such as Captain Fache, the Teacher, and Sir Leigh Teabing.

I would recommend The DaVinci Code to anyone who enjoys books with codes and riddles and surprising twists scattered throughout the story.

489 pages