Did anyone read 'The holy blood and The holy grail'?

Question

if so what did you think?
did you use a dictionary?

I haven't read it yet myself, it's on the bookcase but a friend of mine said i'd need a dictionary so it put me off, i'm not thick though i read book's all the time without a dictionary! lol

Answer 1

sorry no

Answer 2

Yes. I thought it was a very well researched book and very interesting whether real or not. I agree with the person who said they used a map. I certainly looked at a few maps to get a better understanding of where some of the places were. As for the dictionary, no. I usually try to read a book all the way through without using a dictionary unless I am absolutely stumped by a word. I try not to get too hung up on words I might not know the meaning of because it detracts from the reading experience. Generally, I find that the meaning of the word usually reveals itself if you look at it in context and use some inference.

Answer 3

Yes I read 'The holy blood and The holy grail' it was a thought provoking book, very well researched, I'm not sure if I believe all that they say in it, still I thought it was a good read, and no I didn't need a dictionary.

Answer 4

Yes, I read it all the way through, it's definitely a hefty read. The trick is not to memorize every fact or every name, since it isn't crucial to the argument, but just to read along and follow the flow of the investigation.

It definitely offers some interesting and plausible connections, but the authors are very careful to make the point in almost every chapter that this is merely a THEORY. They are not trying to give undeniable proof, nor do they even necessarily believe this theory themselves. They simply say, hey, here are some facts, and here's a possible explanation for why this happened.

The theory is not only possible, it is entirely plausible. We'll probably never know if it's true or not, but I don't think that matters.

Answer 5

yeah, i did. i also read da vinci code - which is pretty much the same thing really :) i think that like most conspiracy theories, it's a mixture of possibilities, half-truths and complete balderdash. full of logical inconsistencies, and jumps in argument that go 1)there is a possibility that A is a fact. 2)if A is a fact then B must be too. 3)B is a therefore a fact... like they keep forgetting that they've said their original premise in an argument is only a possibility... and the whole thing is based on what is just a pun...

i have to admit that i was left thinking 'does it all really matter anyway'?

Answer 6

Yes I read it years ago. Long before the 'Da Vinci Code' and before my mind opened up to different theories on my religion. I was very into the God with a long white beard and Mary really being a virgin thing... Had to stop twice because I just couldn't take it all, but I got over it. The book is not easy to read, there is so much information, references etc... but no dictionnary needed.

Answer 7

Yes, It is an excellent book and I didn't need a dictionary

Answer 8

yeah way back in the 70s when it came out, not only a dictionary but a map too

Answer 9

Yes, I have. The writers got sucked in by the Priory of Sion balderdash. No, I had no need to use a dictionary.

Answer 10

Didn't use a dictionary, my brain doesn't suck half as bad as i would need to use a dictionary on a piece of half rate literature like this.

Answer 11

Yes I read it: did not need a dictionary.
Like all works of the kind it is well researched and you believe what you want.