The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

I just finished reading this book. The ending is still sinking in. All in all, I thought it was a great book. It takes a real talent to write a mystery book like this, in which the story follows actual clues from ancient history. I found it really interesting how Dan Brown was able to write a book using all of these historical references - ranging from old Bible stories to Walt Disney's movies. Also, I take Latin so I was able to make connections between some of the history referenced and the language used. I read this book because it was recommended to me by many people and I would say it lived up to my expectations.
Though I thought this book had a great ending, it took me a little while to get into the story. After reading the first couple of pages I found myself confused by the language. Also, the story was not fully developed yet so I had to keep reading for it to make sense.
The main plot of The Da Vinci Code followed the quest of Robert Langdon, a symbologist, and Sophie Neveu, a cryptologist, to find the Holy Grail (an ancient mystery) and to avoid being caught and arrested by international police. As the book continues, the suspense heightens as secrets are uncovered, good guys turn bad, and Sophie and Robert get closer to reaching their goal. I found it astonishing that the 454 page book only covered 2 days in the life of Robert and Sophie.
I would recommend this book to someone who likes mystery books. If you have never read a mystery book before I would recommend giving this one a try anyway because I never read to much of the mystery genre either. I especially liked how the chapters were short, only about 5 pages on average. This made the book seem more fast paced and allowed for easier reading.