And Speaking of The Davinci Code

You know it’s getting silly when what Dan Brown left OUT of “The Davinci Code” is newsworthy.

Dan Brown said that when he wrote the best seller that dissects the origins of Jesus Christ and disputes long-held beliefs about Catholicism, he considered including material alleging that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion.

It’s a reasonably entertaining novel but it’s not going to sit next to “Wuthering Heights” or “I, Claudius” in the annals of classic fiction. I have to assume that it’s the subject matter, and that some people are having a hard time having their religion treated as fodder for fiction.

I suppose I shouldn’t be so surprised. The amount of traffic my little review of “The Davinci Code” has generated is still regular, more than six months after I posted it.

I’m currently in the middle of a Daniel Silva novel, “The Confessor.” It’s a decent read so far. I hope he doesn’t have the same third-act problems that Dan Brown has.