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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Code Breakers
Dan Brown is getting it from all sides -- in court, and in church. The Da Vinci Code is Devilish, it is argued. Or, it is a work of plagiarism. Or both.This, it turns out, is something of a benefit for Brown and Random House. It means that no one is focusing on Brown's real crime: bad writing.
In the Court of Literary High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Brown would stand accused of Blatant Commercialism At Any Cost, including specific counts of Bullshit Dialogue, Wooden Characters, and Shameless Manipulation of the Reader. All of which carry the punishment of endless appearances on the Larry King show.
Posted by:Lary Bloom at 10:43 AM
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