Book smart.

Last night I finished The Da Vinci Code. Yes, I do realize that I'm more than two years late to catch the hype of this one.

I got sick of hearing everyone (including my mother-in-law) talk about it. I've watched a couple of documentaries inspired by the book and felt hopelessly lost.

Having read the book I've got to confess that I've never been so impressed with a writer's fearlessness in actually presenting a novel that is so intelligent. The amount of reasearch that must have gone into this book is astonishing. I can see why so many people have been so enthralled with the questions the book asks.

I hear through the grapevine that a lot of die-hard fans for the book are unimpressed with the movie of it that is being made. I hope it doesn't turn into a fiasco like those Anne Rice attempts.