The Da Vinci Code. First a book, now a movie. Looks like the way to hell is paved with words.
Not that I’m saying this from a catolic point of view. I’m just saying the book is horrible. I just don’t care enough to even try watching the movie.
I’m not sure if you ever played “Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned”. Both the book and the game are based on the same sources. I won’t get into details here, since those are avaliable everywhere. And, trust me, you will have far more fun playing the game than reading the book. Take that from someone whose hands start shaking when I don’t have anything to read, and you can get the picture.
The only (maybe) good side of the book is raising awareness about Opus Dei. Yes, it is as evil an organization as the book says, although for different reasons (FICTIONAL BOOK!!!! C’mon …). I would like to take the oportunity to repost here there link provided on the book to the Opus Dei Awareness Network.
And while we are talking about evil organizations, let me also post a link to Operation Clambake – The Inner Secrets of Scientology. Of course Opus Dei is pretty harmless when comparing to Scientology, but not to be overlooked either. Specially when we remember it is sanctioned by the Catholic Church. On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being “Killing your Mother so you can go to the Orphan’s Ball”, Scientology scores a 10, while Opus Dei “only” gets a 7, right bellow RIAA/MPAA, with get both a 8.
But there are good books around too. One is Moon Called. I finished reading it a few days ago, and it scores a nice 8 on my rating.
A recomended reading.
