The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is about a Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon. Robert is in Paris for a business conference. He is awakened in the night by the Direction Centrale Police Judiciaire, the Judicial Police, it is like the US's FBI. Robert is the main suspect in the murder of Jacques Saunière, the curator of the Louvre. Although, Jacques's granddaughter Sophie, a cryptographer for the DCPJ believes that Langdon is innocent. Langdon is brought to the scene of the murder by the captain, Bezu Fache, to extract a confession. This is thwarted by Sophie's quick thinking. But they soon learn more. Sophie's grandfather was part of the secret organization, the Priory of Sion. The two of them quickly figure out what her grandfather was trying to tell her. The holy grail is real. The two of them quest for the grail but not without challenges. One of the conflicts is between Sophie & Langdon and The DCPJ, the Judicial Police can limit all of their money and resources so they can only go with the money in their pockets. One connection I had was text to self/studies, last year we studied the Renaissance. A time with many thinkers, artists and scientists, like Botticelli and Da Vinci, both of whom were "grand Masters" of the Priory of Sion. I would say this book is a 4.5 out of 5, in my opinion.
Review by Tuller, 8th Grade

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