Da Vinci Code

Knocked off the first book in my books-to-read pipeline. Sadly, it hasn't lived up to its hype. Of course, given its storyline, it could not have possibly ended on the same note that it started, else there would have been the same uproar in the Vatican that it mentions itself. The end is an anti-climax of sorts more because it leaves the interpretation of the end to the user. Nevertheless, it is a book worth reading for its sheer pace, thrilling story, excellent use of cryptology and symbolism, and the nail biting suspense both in terms of who and what next. I don't know what it is with me and suspense stories - I start getting a very strong conviction of what the suspense is all about just a while before it is about to be revealed. It happened with The Sixth Sense, and also with Da Vinci Code. It lesssens the shock value and in turn the amount of satisfaction you derive after watching/reading the story. It also used to happen with almost every book written by Sidney Sheldon (in this case, even before I was halfway through the book, although that should be a universal phenomenon, Sheldon is that predictable). I have since stopped reading Sheldon :)
Anyway, the next in line is Angels & Demons and I have to say that I am just a little less excited about it now than I was before.