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Disappointing and Ridiculous After reading the Da Vinci Code, I was very anxious to read Brown's earlier novel, but was disappointed by how shallow and predictable it turned out to be. I thought it contained interesting information about the Vatican, art and the Illuminati but the characters seemed to be almost identical to those in the Da Vinci Code. I was particularly disappointed to see how little credibility the character of the Hassassin had. Obviously Brown had not researched Arabs or their way of thinking (or even their language) and just made the villain an Arab because it's fashionable to make the Arab the bad guy. All in all it wasn't a total waste of time, but I don't see what the fuss is all about.