I can't believe that this book actually seems to get worse the further I read into it. *blink* If it weren't for the fact that I'm lazy at heart and can't feel arsed to go and disprove all the claims he makes in that (stomach acid killing in 15 minutes? Puh-leez. If it was that strong, people with acid reflux disease wouldn't have any esophagus left after the first episode.), I'd write an essay about it or MST it.
As it is, I'll settle for ranting on it whenever something totally outrageous occurs.
When I read it, I didn't really enjoy the writing. I did enjoy the ideas that are tosed about. I thought about them, did some further reading. That's what I enjoyed: being about the spectulate about a new set of theories.
Heh, they're hardly new. :p The Priory of Scion gag was disproved when the perpetrator came out and admitted it was a prank, and "Jesus got it on with Mary Magdalene!" has been whispered in every Catholic school in the world at some point of another. I thought he could have picked something that was at least original, like The Rule of Four did.
It's very true. I think his writing was thought to be too similar to "Holy Blood, Holy Grail." Well at least to the authors of those books. If I recall the story behind that book, it's also just a theory being presented.
It is interesting that all the sources he could have used have been around for a while, but it took that novel to renew interest, or to spark interest in people.
As far as that stuff goes, I wouldn't know. ^^ I'm not too interested in religious conspiracy theories to start with (nor religion itself, for that matter - no offense to those who are religious, but it just doesn't suit me, I find) and have very little knowledge of Christianity and Catholicism (aside from the mainstream image of it).
I do, however, know for a fact that there's about a mouse's chance in a cat-filled room of some of the things he describes as fact happening - cops would wait until the preliminary evidence collection was finished (at the very least) before bringing any civilian in, I think. Especially if said civilian is only there to give his opinion on the ritualistic aspects of the murder/suicide/whatever.
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I think it counts as badfic, myself - bad historical fiction...
Wait till you get to all the puzzle clues later on - they seemed just a wee bit too easy to my mind!
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As it is, I'll settle for ranting on it whenever something totally outrageous occurs.
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It is interesting that all the sources he could have used have been around for a while, but it took that novel to renew interest, or to spark interest in people.
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I do, however, know for a fact that there's about a mouse's chance in a cat-filled room of some of the things he describes as fact happening - cops would wait until the preliminary evidence collection was finished (at the very least) before bringing any civilian in, I think. Especially if said civilian is only there to give his opinion on the ritualistic aspects of the murder/suicide/whatever.
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