My question is when is this novel even coming out?! I tried to look it up on Amazon or B&N, and I found several books on the forthcoming book, but no actual book, or indication of release date.
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
The article linked above says it'll be late 2006, or early 2007... Who knows for sure though.
Posted by sarcare (Member # 8736) on :
We were discussing this over on Nauvoo, but it became a discussion of Dan Brown in general. There is lots of scholarship on Mormons and Masons.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Joseph Smith was or may have been a Mason? Interesting, I didn't know that...
Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :
Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, and many of the other early Church leaders were Masons, as were a lot of judges, politicians, lawyers, newspaper editors, and other prominent men in the 1800s.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
I knew lots of prominent men were in it, just hadn't heard the Mormon connection before.
I can recommend this book, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: The Masons and the Building of Washington, D.C. IF you have a serious interest in Masons and/or American history. It's a well-researched and exhaustive account of Masonic influence on DC and it's founding and buildings. I read about 1/2 before losing interest, then skimmed the rest. It has great photos. Before reading it, I hadn't realized the Masons were so into astrology.
Given that people are speculating the new book by Brown might be about Masons and set in DC, it might be worth a look, though I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you have a serious interest in the subject. My local library had a copy.
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Posted by Bean Counter (Member # 6001) on :
Of course those of you familiar with my posts know I already pointed out the similarity betweeen the Mormons and the Cathers and the link through the Masons to the Teplars to the Cathers.
I wonder if I can get Dan Brown to give me credit?
BC
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Somehow I think he'll more likely credit one or more of the many scholars who've written about Mormon/Mason links over the past 150 years.
But I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
Considering Davinci Code has not even come out in paperback yet, it might be a little while.
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
However, if we can expect the same gross inaccuracies we learned to love in The Da Vinci Code . . .
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
quote:if we can expect the same gross inaccuracies we learned to love in The Da Vinci Code . . .
. . . Mormons will not be suprised.
Everyone hates us and misunderstands us. That's why we eat babies. . . erm, worms.
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Hm. What recipes for baby do Mormons normally use? I mean, I hear y'all have some wicked potlucks.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I believe Tertullian published a cookbook.
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Oooh, fancy. Any special spices non-Mormons don't know about?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Same thing about the Mason's.
Except the eating babies part. Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Masons only dine on toddlers.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
They preserve them in Mason jars.
Posted by Dante (Member # 1106) on :
quote:Of course those of you familiar with my posts know I already pointed out the similarity betweeen the Mormons and the Cathers and the link through the Masons to the Teplars to the Cathers.
I hadn't realized Willa's family was that closely related to the LDS church.
Posted by Bean Counter (Member # 6001) on :
Willa's? You know some Cathers? Where from? I know a family of them in Illinois.
BC
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Do they hold signings for My Antonia?
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Everytime I see that title, the song “My Sherona” starts playing in my head. Now it’s in yours, too.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
A bit off topic but am I the only one who in addition to thinking that the big deal "revelation" in "DaVinci Code" was nothing new, also thought that the protagonists were really stupid?
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I mean once the clue was her own name for heaven's sake and it took them twelve chapters to come up with it!
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
I thought his next book was going to be The Michelangelo Code, in which he uncovers the secret hidden in Michelangelo's painting "Dogs Playing Poker". Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . John the Baptist wasn't really Baptist. He was in fact Jewish. Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
LIAR! YOUR GOING TO . . . HELL!
Posted by james01 (Member # 8863) on :
I'm adding that Secrets of Washington book to my list!
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