people tell me it's almost same storyline as the da vinci code, as far as i can see i really think this novel is some kind of prototype to try out his way of writing. i have to say it's a fucking boring novel but also interesting enough. the historical facts in the novel did arose my interests so i checked on the net and found there was really a group called "illuminati", and part of the story did make sense. it's mauvais ecriture, but he still got a good sense of vocabulary, which was to thank his master of various languages--italian, french, a little bit of arab maybe.
apparently he's really got some historical knowledge. like, it really amused me that he talked about "haschisch", the arab originated name for hash, and he talked about the origin of the word "assasin", too. but he wasted too much time describing bullshit.
i suggest you if you haven't read it yet, get one, and only read the parts that interest you. it's a dull, ridiculous story after all. the writer talked too much, describing everything, seems he's picturing his own hollywood movie. |