Book Review: 'The Da Vinci Code'
Pros: None except that it ends Cons: Dry, minimalist prose; uninvolving plot Although I have been a voracious reader since I was a wee lad, there are certain genres in popular fiction that I avoid. For instance, it doesn't matter how desperate for reading material I might be, but you'll never catch me reading a Harlequin Romance novel; it might be entertaining and a light read, but I know I'll end up rolling my eyes and say to myself, If only real-life love were so simple! Another genre I avoid is the wide-ranging mystery-thriller category, which includes anything smacking of police procedurals and/or dogged detective work. Perhaps it's because I tried reading a few Agatha Christie novels in high school and simply couldn't get into them, or maybe it's because novels by such authors as Patricia Cromwell and Sue Grafton make me feel, um, stupid. The closest I ever come to suspense or mystery is when I read a Tom Clancy novel, but that author, l...