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"unputdownable" Action sequence in the story already started on the first few pages of the book. Nothing catches a reader's attention more powerfully than a dead man posed as the Vitruvian Man and the sign of the pentacle at the same time. And what better place to have committed the crime of murder than the fancy security-armored vastness of the famed Louvre museum. Add a beautiful French cryptologist to the already charming aura of my favorite symbologist, trying together to solve crimes and riddles while outrunning the French police, and you have the formula for the book that will keep you up late nights turning pages. I believe the greatest strength of Dan Brown is his power to fuse fact and fiction in a gripping tale of adventure. He has the very rare talent of sensationalizing what would otherwise bore us from another angle. Among the topics he deals with in this book are The Da Vinci Code (an elaborate field of research and conceptualizing on its own), the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci, Priory of Sion, Opus Dei, and, among my favorite parts of the adventure, riddles. Who would believe the dark symbolism in The Last Supper would survive centuries of Vatican power? Who would believe another Da Vinci art called Madonna of the Rocks carries underneath it a shocking anomaly from centuries past? Who would have imagined a secret war waged by two opposing religious groups - Opus Dei and Priory of Sion - has been raging since the era of Christ? Who would have thought Da Vinci lived such eccentric lifestyle? All of these things, and more, are handcrafted and offered by Brown on a silver platter. Although the story is rich in action and gripping facts, it's a lullaby of the most boring romantic tale ever. I had to breeze through pages trying to get past Langdon's and Neveu's little sweet talks because it's a proven fact: Brown sucks at romantic lines. You will read Angels & Demons and Deception Point with a similar observation, although this little setback won't necessarily ruin your enjoyment of Dan Brown books. Romantic or not, he writes well-researched material packed with fast-paced action and amazing trivia that will put you to the edge of your seats. So, for the most part, the book is "unputdownable". It's definitely a must-read.