Conspiracy Theory
The BBC has an article about why Daniel Brown’s best selling novel is so “important”. It doesn’t tell us anything we haven’t already heard a thousand times about Mr Da V .and his cryptograms but I’m once again amused by the “Have Your Say” comments, in particular this:
The da vinci code is one of the most badly and written books i have ever read, and was at times painful to read, but it is a good story. i suppose getting people reading can never be a bad thing, it’s just a shame they can’t read something a bit more worthwhile, or that the good story couldn’t have been written in better language.
I swear this is just as it’s presented and I haven’t changed a thing. Brown’s book might be appallingly written but at least it doesn’t mutilate English as obviously as this person does.
Off-topic (so delete this if you must), it’s very hard to tell the difference between links and text with this colour scheme. Please can we have a paler blue or underlines?
Comment by Pete — May 16, 2006 @ 5:36 pm
Funny comment, although I completely agree. Da Vinci Code was one of the hardest books I’ve ever managed to force my bleeding eyes to read. As a writer who would like to be published someday, I usually hold my tongue when it comes to criticizing other writers. I know what a tough process it is. But I make an exception for Mr. Brown, mostly because I don’t think he even cares to become better. His prose is full of cliches, flat characters, and unoriginal composition. He does manage to tell a decent story though, and so the movie might actually be pretty good.
Comment by Amber — May 16, 2006 @ 6:44 pm
Pete - you’re right. There a multitude of sins and errors with this current stylesheet. That’s because I got bored half way through sorting it out. For you, I will make an effort to make the links more noticable. I might also fix the blockquotes too.
Amber - you have hit the proverbial nail on its wrought iron cranium.
Comment by Tom — May 16, 2006 @ 9:30 pm
Da Vinci Code is - to be honest - shit. It’s appallingly written, and it’s shit.
See, now if the Have Your Say comment had written that, everyone would’ve understood.
Comment by Lyle — May 17, 2006 @ 9:51 am
I have been reliably informed by my other half that the De Vinci Code is ‘alright’, and so have resolved to read it while sitting on a beach in Fuerteventura, two weeks from now. It will be swiftly followed by Tad William’s War of the Flowers, which I’m certain will be far, far better, and almost certainly will never be made into a movie.
Comment by matthew — May 17, 2006 @ 11:40 am