The Da Vinci Code 2

So far the book has been excellent. It has exceeded my expectations for it. One of the elements I love most about the book is the constant cliff hangers it has. For instance, at the end of chapter 46 Brown writes," I have just received news. Most unexpected and welcome. The secret lives. Jacques Sauniere transferred information before he died. I will call you soon. Our work tonight is not yet done" (Brown 267). This cliffhanger makes the reader constantly have to read chapter after chapter because you can never come to a conclusion. Cliff hangers, like these, are at the end of every chapter and they kept me on my toes. I made the read very enjoyable for me. The one element that surprised me, and I enjoy are the constant facts about Da Vinci or secret societies. At one point of the book the main character, Robert Langdon, explained that the church wanted to banish other religions so everyone only followed christianity. By doing this they changed the viewing of women, which the other religions respect and worship, in order to make people draw away from these religions. Langdon even states, "The Catholic inquisition published the book that arguably could be called the most blood-soaked publication in human history. Malleus Maleficarum - or The Witches' Hammer - indoctrinated 'the world to the dangers of free thinking women'" (Brown 212). There are many facts in the book like this which teach me things I would have never known. I'm hoping the rest of the book sticks to the same style.