I’m 34 chapters in, and nothing much has happened. The Da Vinci Code started out much more exhilaratingly, with Langdon immediately being faced with the puzzle in the
Some more random thoughts as I plow further into the novel: A complete failure at making a search engine spider compelling. Trish, the search engine expert seems totally
Langdon realizes on page 104 that having been asked to bring the package was an important clue. Of course, in reality, he would have made the connection about
Performed my second google search, for the Apotheosis of Washington, a painting on the ceiling of the Capitol, America’s version of the Sistene Chapel. Interesting stuff. Apotheosis is
80 pages in, and the story is already beginning to unravel. Director Ito’s character makes no sense. She rushes to the scene of the crime, looking for Robert
First there was Sherlock Holmes. Then Doc Savage. There was Batman. The Professor. MacGuyver. Pop culture’s list of great problem-solving geniuses is a short and illustrious one. Introducing
I looked up noetics. It is a branch of metaphysical philosophy concerned with the study of mind and intuition, and its relationship with the divine intellect. I am
Took a little lunch break, but I’m back at it. I cooked enough food yesterday to get me through the day. Hopefully this experiment won’t last longer. Some
To me, the most salient feature of a Dan Brown novel is the manner in which he ineptly inserts flashbacks in order to provide the reader with necessary