Comments on: Da Vinci Code Hardback Death Watch: Day One

By: Booksquare

Booksquare — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:04:36 +0000

Ah, Brenda, I work in Hollywood…of course there’s a movie. I believe it’s starring Tom Hanks, though I wouldn’t quote me on that. In fact, I believe it’s due out next May — it will be the, uh, Star Wars of 2006.

In the interest of saving everyone else the time, I did indeed read this book. It is indeed everything you think and more. Which is sad because the subject matter is of mild interest to me. That being said, Karen, are you actually suggesting that publishers might be motivated by filthy lucre? The thought…

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:16:28 +0000

I don’t know enough about the marketing end of publishing to understand when a mega-gazillion-selling novel falls far enough down the list to justify a move to paperback. In this household, especially for this particular book, it’s not a signal to buy. But even books that I’m initially quite interested in appeal less when they’re kept in hardcover much longer than the usual 9 mos- 1 year. It makes me think that all concerned are greedy, greedy, greedy, and that dampens my interest.

By: Brenda Coulter

Brenda Coulter — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 12:14:16 +0000

Hooray, hooray! I just read in The Book Standard that the producers of the Da Vinci Code movie (you knew there would have to be a movie, Booksquare) have been denied permission to film in Westminster Abbey because the book is "theologically unsound". Yes, it's only a small victory, we know the movie is eventually going to be inflicted on us, but I think we should count every day it's delayed as a blessing. ;-)