tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post114796131340173375..comments2023-09-27T07:53:54.442-05:00Comments on Momhood: Weighing in on The CodeKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148643896999258312006-05-26T06:44:00.000-05:002006-05-26T06:44:00.000-05:00Hey Karen! I've not read or seen it. But I have ...Hey Karen! I've not read or seen it. But I have heard all the hoopla because I haven't been on a remote island. ;) Not sure whether I'll see it, I've been known to tag along for just about anything just for the popcorn! Thanks for visiting me yesterday!shpprgrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053479501971644028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148558458263564542006-05-25T07:00:00.001-05:002006-05-25T07:00:00.001-05:00crap...I meant to say, Hi, Michele sent me :-)crap...I meant to say, Hi, Michele sent me :-)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148558438541626802006-05-25T07:00:00.000-05:002006-05-25T07:00:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed reading The Da Vinci Code; of cou...I really enjoyed reading The Da Vinci Code; of course, because of that, I figured I'd read his other books as well. Imagine my shock when I picked up Angels & Demons...not quite so good...but stupid me, I picked up another...and never finished it, it was that bad. <BR/><BR/>Kinda like Grisham, only in reverse.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148495020624420742006-05-24T13:23:00.000-05:002006-05-24T13:23:00.000-05:00A very good point you make.A very good point you make.Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630518116004301281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148385354353333032006-05-23T06:55:00.000-05:002006-05-23T06:55:00.000-05:00I agree with your take on the issue. It is, after ...I agree with your take on the issue. It is, after all, presented as a work of fiction. hTe people who are rallying so hard against it are only bringing more into the public consiouness. Left alone it would become a non issue faster. Michele sent me today, but I come by anyway.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663081575258349281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148329153510588162006-05-22T15:19:00.000-05:002006-05-22T15:19:00.000-05:00Well said. That's the same sentiment I shared whe...Well said. That's the same sentiment I shared when I read it a couple years ago for a bookclub. Talk about heated discussions!Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04024561640839243178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148312598448415542006-05-22T10:43:00.000-05:002006-05-22T10:43:00.000-05:00Now, I don't want to start a big controversy or an...Now, I don't want to start a big controversy or anything...I am a Christian and I hold firm in my faith. But, if the church leaders are so afraid of what we gain from reading a book....what does that say about what we gain from reading the Bible. It's a book, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148257458569606022006-05-21T19:24:00.000-05:002006-05-21T19:24:00.000-05:00I agree, the controversy that will make us wake up...I agree, the controversy that will make us wake up and question our own ideals is a good thing. If your faith is unshakeable, where is the harm? If your faith is loosely tied, then maybe it's a real good thing that you're questioning your religion. To paraphrase Mother Teresa, in the end, it's not between the reader or movie viewer or even Dan Brown himself. It's all between you and God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148249872225774792006-05-21T17:17:00.000-05:002006-05-21T17:17:00.000-05:00Saw it, liked it, reviewed it on my blog....Good ...Saw it, liked it, reviewed it on my blog....<BR/><BR/>Good adaptation of a controversial book....<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148245740231824652006-05-21T16:09:00.000-05:002006-05-21T16:09:00.000-05:00See, I totally agree... anything that makes us thi...See, I totally agree... anything that makes us think and talk about our faith is a GOOD thing :)<BR/><BR/>Stopping by this afternoon via Michele to say Hello!!Crayonsetchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538501534089668607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148245150957311852006-05-21T15:59:00.000-05:002006-05-21T15:59:00.000-05:00i agree - controversy is a good thing - it can als...i agree - controversy is a good thing - it can also stir reexamination of what is good to see if it can be made better.<BR/><BR/>michele sent my philosophical arse hereUnique Designs from Zazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691883868843839849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148215301610515602006-05-21T07:41:00.000-05:002006-05-21T07:41:00.000-05:00I couldn't get past chapter 2 in the book. I hated...I couldn't get past chapter 2 in the book. I hated the writing...and when I tried to listen to the audiobook, that was even WORSE! The narrator sounded like Inspector Clouseau. <BR/><BR/>If the movie had gotten great reviews I'd want to see it (hoping that the screenplay might be better than the novel), but now I'm not too interested.<BR/><BR/>I agree with the commenter who said you are the first Catholic who didn't hate the book (my aunt is on a crusade about it, as well as her contention that Catholic-bashing has become the new national pastime). Good for you for acknowledging that a work of fiction can serve as a catalyst for discussion!<BR/><BR/>Here via michele today.Panthergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701693312528047037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148143201612716612006-05-20T11:40:00.000-05:002006-05-20T11:40:00.000-05:00Here From Micheles, but I've been here before, I e...Here From Micheles, but I've been here before, I especially liked your post on the 'deconstructed' look in clothing which I read some time ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148132919732537232006-05-20T08:48:00.000-05:002006-05-20T08:48:00.000-05:00i haven't read it or seen the film. i do eventuall...i haven't read it or seen the film. i do eventually plan to do both but so many good books so little time! <BR/><BR/>i completely agree with what you said! and i also agreed wholeheartedly with sir ian mckellan who said:<BR/><BR/>"Well, I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction. I mean, walking on water, it takes an act of faith. And I have faith in this movie. Not that it's true, not that it's factual, but that it's a jolly good story. And I think audiences are clever enough and bright enough to separate out fact and fiction, and discuss the thing after they've seen it."<BR/><BR/>if the church are afraid that their followers are that stupid to believe whatever they read its a good idea to shake them up a little. think people think!<BR/><BR/>here via michele's. liked the post below too*kedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996009634057410650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148132369016893782006-05-20T08:39:00.000-05:002006-05-20T08:39:00.000-05:00[sheepish grin]me again, Karen....blame Michele!I ...[sheepish grin]<BR/><BR/>me again, Karen....blame Michele!<BR/><BR/>I SO must put you on my blogroll!<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148128921050374572006-05-20T07:42:00.000-05:002006-05-20T07:42:00.000-05:00I may have forgotten to say:"Here from Michele." ...I may have forgotten to say:"Here from Michele." Hmm. I always get the feeling that a band will start to play and the SNL players will run on stage when I type that.srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148128847422624422006-05-20T07:40:00.000-05:002006-05-20T07:40:00.000-05:00I may have forgotten to say:"Here from Michele." ...I may have forgotten to say:"Here from Michele." Hmm. I always get the feeling that a band will start to play and the SNL players will run on stage when I type that.srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148128765712449842006-05-20T07:39:00.000-05:002006-05-20T07:39:00.000-05:00I haven't read it and probably won't or see the mo...I haven't read it and probably won't or see the movie. Mainly because I have so much else to read and I hardly ever go to movies. I spent so many years reading only the necessary medical journals and texts that there are libraries full of the classics I want to read. I read To Kill a Mockingbird again last summer and am working on several right now including "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullars and a book with a compilation of Southern Women's Writing.<BR/><BR/>The extent of my movie going this year has been Narnia and Ice Age 2. Yes, the daughter is grown but loves the squirrel.srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148124707219213082006-05-20T06:31:00.000-05:002006-05-20T06:31:00.000-05:00I SO agree with the last paragraph.....and that is...I SO agree with the last paragraph.....and that is the secret to all Dan Brown's books - they make us ask 'How?' 'Why?' and 'Wow - never thought of that!'...<BR/><BR/>I'm off to see the film tomorrow. Love Tom Hanks, love Jean Reno, love Al Molina, and well, Ron Howard - say no more..... :-)<BR/><BR/>cq<BR/>Michele sent me to see you again, Karen... :-)craziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148123861523519162006-05-20T06:17:00.000-05:002006-05-20T06:17:00.000-05:00I suspect the marketeers know how to whip up contr...I suspect the marketeers know how to whip up controversy / column inches too. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the book as a good (airport) read and liked the plotline. The other one Angels and Demons has a similar storyline and is mainly set in/around the Vatican and Roma.<BR/><BR/>Written earlier, you'd spot the emerging ideas for DVC in it.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rashbre2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rashbre</A>rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148089815535378822006-05-19T20:50:00.000-05:002006-05-19T20:50:00.000-05:00Amen!!Amen!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148077308628180392006-05-19T17:21:00.002-05:002006-05-19T17:21:00.002-05:00Here from Michele's... I haven't read Brown's boo...Here from Michele's... I haven't read Brown's book, but read a lot about it... It's fiction, but some seem to ignore that.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148077308582555372006-05-19T17:21:00.001-05:002006-05-19T17:21:00.001-05:00Very well said. Hi here from Michele's today.Very well said. Hi here from Michele's today.... Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702664099837224184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148077265104296172006-05-19T17:21:00.000-05:002006-05-19T17:21:00.000-05:00Hi from Michele's place.Much of the hoopla over th...Hi from Michele's place.<BR/><BR/>Much of the hoopla over the DaVinci Code makes me want to shout "It's a NOVEL!! Get a grip!" And I agree that it's great that it has some many people talking.The Flamingesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142357659973872866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1148073529679444812006-05-19T16:18:00.000-05:002006-05-19T16:18:00.000-05:00Hi Karen. I couldn't agree with you more. The book...Hi Karen. I couldn't agree with you more. The book is fiction and yet religious leaders are afraid it will replace the doctrines Christians have been raised on over the centuries. Brown created a story based on the possibility that these doctrines were man made and innacurate. It's up to the reader to take it from there. I read it last year along with many of my friends and adult children. We've had a good time sharing our views and ideas over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com