The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (2003, Hardcover)

I grabbed this book just to know what everyone was so hyped about and got my answer.

I won't consider it one of the best novels I've read, but it was highly entertaining and a real page turner - a great mystery novel, if you like that sort of stuff.

I could understand why it was a best seller though - from the premise and plot - it deals with a highly controversial and intriguing mystery that has boggled people throughout history - the Holy Grail. Though I've ran across the 'twist' about what was supposedly the Holy Grail before (which didn't surprise me) - Dan Brown ingeniously ties the works of the Master - Leonardo da Vinci to the search for the holy grail , which was quite interesting.

Though it was a fun read, as a Catholic, some parts of the novel, didn't quite settle with me. It is in fact a work of fiction and I consider it as that. As a book, it's absolute entertainment. I really can imagine that it would be a great movie to watch - if they adapt it right.