tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post4412973768243519496..comments2024-03-28T11:57:32.580-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Thoughts on a Dan Brown QuartetBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-24982292233371096662013-11-22T19:14:13.421-06:002013-11-22T19:14:13.421-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. There is a good bo...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. There is a good book in the story of the trial. Among other things I learned that his wife researches the history for him.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-91239171885247157052013-11-21T14:24:05.498-06:002013-11-21T14:24:05.498-06:00Bill, this is a very interesting post. Although I ...Bill, this is a very interesting post. Although I have no interest in reading books by this author, there was lots of information there I was not aware of. Especially about the trial.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-48876741003687589682013-11-20T22:52:49.004-06:002013-11-20T22:52:49.004-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. Big historic theme...Margot: Thanks for the comment. Big historic themes in big books have worked well for Brown.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-61704367687629793762013-11-20T22:51:58.147-06:002013-11-20T22:51:58.147-06:00Moira: Thanks for commenting. If the authors of th...Moira: Thanks for commenting. If the authors of the Holy Blood, Holy Grail were looking for publicity they got a painful dose in the judgment. The judge was harsh in assessing their evidence.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-88688716908810049692013-11-20T22:50:12.667-06:002013-11-20T22:50:12.667-06:00col: Thanks for the comment. I think it is time fo...col: Thanks for the comment. I think it is time for you to read Brown. I hope you can approach his books with an open mind. I find it hard to avoid preconceptions with a famous author I have not read previously.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-77105568643505665592013-11-20T22:48:47.596-06:002013-11-20T22:48:47.596-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. Brown is good at...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. Brown is good at taking a set of historical facts and using them in a credible modern story.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-43801507263520738312013-11-20T15:08:15.928-06:002013-11-20T15:08:15.928-06:00Bill - Thanks for your thoughts on these novels. I...Bill - Thanks for your thoughts on these novels. I agree with you that Brown does a very effective job of integrating historical information in his novels. Of course, I'm partial to history in stories, but still, he's done a solid job of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-58695629254178331282013-11-20T14:27:54.319-06:002013-11-20T14:27:54.319-06:00I too had read the Holy Cross and the Holy Grail m...I too had read the Holy Cross and the Holy Grail many years earlier - it was funny the way that all panned out. Good to hear a lawyer's take on the court case!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-21366314139066174032013-11-20T06:11:46.187-06:002013-11-20T06:11:46.187-06:00I think after reading your last couple of posts on...I think after reading your last couple of posts on Brown, I'd be more likely to pick up one of his books than previously, so thanks (I think!)<br /><br />Maybe The Da Vinci Code ought to be the one, when it happens.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-45224017690233326682013-11-20T00:00:36.496-06:002013-11-20T00:00:36.496-06:00Bill, thanks for a thoughtful analysis of the four...Bill, thanks for a thoughtful analysis of the four Dan Brown books you read and reviewed. I now see why the author's themes are not original (vis-a-vis my comment in your earlier post) having drawn them from previously published historical works. Nonetheless, I think the way Brown weaved that historical material into his fiction is innovative. It's also interesting that he is quite convincing when writing about secret societies like the Freemasons and one can see why that might ruffle a few feathers.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com