when you all read Davinci Code

[Christine]

Originally posted by my3kids
I heard it had been controvesial, but didn't even know what the book was going to be about. I LOVED it. I accepted it as a suspensful mystery and really not much more. I did think about the plausibility of the information presented, but it didn't cause me to question my faith.

My friend who is about to read it said people had told her it was derogatory to women and asked what I thought. What do you all think of that concept? I said I thought depicted women in their historical nature, not as offensive to women. It got me thinking about the book again, and I really can't find anything that made me think it was "anti woman" in any sense other than the story line of the book. I didn't see a hidden message. Am I just a little slow on the uptake??

I didn't think The Davinci Code was anti-woman, but I do think it strongly hinted that the Catholic Church was anti-woman and this is why the whole Mary/Jesus story was covered up by them.

I don't think this book changes Christianity at ALL; however, it definitely makes me question the motives of the Catholic Church. Way back in the day, the churches needed to keep control of the people to keep order. They were, for all intents and purposes, the government. I can see that they would cover up historical information if it would work to their advantage. I believe they wanted to suppress women (and still do for that matter). That doesn't change the original thread of Christianity though.

Of course the book/story was a fiction; however, I believe the author states on the very first page that while it is a work of fiction much, if not all, of the material used in the book is fact.

 

[robinb]

Nope. Then again, I'm an atheist . It, like the bible IMO, is a work of fiction

 

[JoNo]

Originally posted by robinb
Nope. Then again, I'm an atheist . It, like the bible IMO, is a work of fiction

It was a good read, and quite a nice refreshing book that kinda treaded on "forbidden" territory, just like "Angels & Demons". That's a good read too... but in the case of "Angels & Demons", the Illuminati is real

 

[Toby'sFriend]

My friend who is about to read it said people had told her it was derogatory to women and asked what I thought. What do you all think of that concept?

I would agree with this to an extent. Every Dan Brown book I have read always has one incredibly beautiful and intelligent woman. The problem of "derogatory" is that this woman is always 2nd most powerful and she always needs a Langdon type character to come along and solve the mystery or puzzle and very often fight the bad guys for her.

I'm always left wondering why these women with stratospherically high IQs and black belts in Martial Arts are often left playing 2nd string to bumbling College Professors.

 

[CRB#33]

Originally posted by Toby'sFriend
I'm always left wondering why these women with stratospherically high IQs and black belts in Martial Arts are often left playing 2nd string to bumbling College Professors.

I just burst out laughing reading this!

Good point

 

[my3kids]

Originally posted by Toby'sFriend
I'm always left wondering why these women with stratospherically high IQs and black belts in Martial Arts are often left playing 2nd string to bumbling College Professors.

Because the author is probably a college professor!