I am surprised that you think the two books are similar. For me, this book was more of a light, beach-style read although the historical aspects made it a cut above. Dan Brown's book is much more complex with thought-provoking subject matter. The only things that make them similar is a painting and a tie-in with the same artist. Otherwise, I found nothing similiar - it's like two songs that share the same overall topic, love, but nothing else is similar.420waystoreachthesun wrote: ↑29 Jun 2018, 23:42 I felt that there were very basic and justifiable similarities between the two texts. For the most part, this book was wonderfully unique.
Does this remind you of The Da Vinci Code?
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Re: Does this remind you of The Da Vinci Code?
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I am not a big fan of Da Vinci Code, because I found thatNL Hartje wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 02:21 I suppose I’ve always compared books, but that’s more of a flaw in my nature than any real error of the authors.
The Girl Who Knew da Vinci reminds me of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code in so many ways.
First, there’s obviously the presiding canvas of art history, but then add that, in both books, the characters search for an item that has a questionable existence at best. There is also the aspect of fantastically changing settings as characters race against a clock.
Do you find similarities too, or am I fishing?
Do the similarities add or detract from the book for you?
Dan Brown's books are cluttered with too much of details,
which to me does not create the awe that they are supposed
to create.
So, to me, it would not really matter if this book resembles
Da Vinci Code or not.
But, certainly, I would look for originality in the incidents,
writing style, the nuances that make a story unique, etc.
I do hope that the author takes care of these, and does
not intend to market their book based on some other book's
popularity.
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The two books appear to be related
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