'Da Vinci' rip-off gets history wrong, action right

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 00:07:02 GMT

When The Da Vinci Code was published in early 2003, Dan Brown made waves with a jarringly active writing style that played perfectly to the short attention span of the American public. His novel, unlike many other dragging tomes, is strikingly similar to action movies, with quick developments and tons of fast-paced events that kept his readers hooked.