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arthurbdd's review
4.0
Nonsense, but entertainingly goofy nonsense. The authors fell for a French hoaxer's scheme, and then took the whole thing further than even the hoaxer intended. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/the-hotel-hoax-and-the-wholly-fooled/
bookwomble's review
2.0
An interesting fairy-tale: probably better fiction that Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code
merkaba's review
4.0
While you may dispute the facts and findings of the authors The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail makes for an interesting look at an alternate view of the historical facts behind some of Christianity's facts.
sarah42783's review
4.0
An interesting book, especially for anyone who's read Da Vinci code. This book was written well before Dan Brown's (it was first published in 1982) which makes it an even more interesting read. You don't have to believe everything it says but the book does raise a few interesting questions about Christianism and religion and I think it reminds us to keep an open mind at all times.
scotchneat's review
4.0
Oh man, I forgot how much I loved this book. Seminal text for the nutters.
Without giving TOO much away, this is an "expose" starting with Rennes-le-Chateau in Southern France (still regretting not getting there). And if you know anything about that story, then it's a small hop to the Templars, the Cathars, the Rosicrucians, secret treasure and Masons. Underneath that is a more secret society that claims leadership from royal lineage, to Newton and Debussey, of all people.
Very hard not to think of Stuart McKenzie's suspicions of the "Pentavirate".
From there, the authors wander into sacrilegious territory, depending on your perspective. Entertaining start to finish, and gives you a history lesson by the by.
Without giving TOO much away, this is an "expose" starting with Rennes-le-Chateau in Southern France (still regretting not getting there). And if you know anything about that story, then it's a small hop to the Templars, the Cathars, the Rosicrucians, secret treasure and Masons. Underneath that is a more secret society that claims leadership from royal lineage, to Newton and Debussey, of all people.
Very hard not to think of Stuart McKenzie's suspicions of the "Pentavirate".
From there, the authors wander into sacrilegious territory, depending on your perspective. Entertaining start to finish, and gives you a history lesson by the by.
davely's review
2.0
So far this book is rather lame and not making me too excited to finish it.
It tries to delve into the history of some strange (and unknown) artifact found within the walls of a church in France during the 1800's and how it may be related to the Holy Grail and the history of Jesus and Mary Magdalene and any potential children they may have had.
I'm halfway through this book and not enjoying it all that much. While it is a fun story to think about, every theory put forth by the author is prefaced with phrases such as "therefore, we can assume..." or "the evidence probably indicates."
It's a crazy house of cards they try to build out of all these flimsy theories. If you pull out the bottom one, the entire place falls down.
Such a shame since I enjoyed the DaVinci Code and heard that many of the theories behind the story of that book were originally from Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
It tries to delve into the history of some strange (and unknown) artifact found within the walls of a church in France during the 1800's and how it may be related to the Holy Grail and the history of Jesus and Mary Magdalene and any potential children they may have had.
I'm halfway through this book and not enjoying it all that much. While it is a fun story to think about, every theory put forth by the author is prefaced with phrases such as "therefore, we can assume..." or "the evidence probably indicates."
It's a crazy house of cards they try to build out of all these flimsy theories. If you pull out the bottom one, the entire place falls down.
Such a shame since I enjoyed the DaVinci Code and heard that many of the theories behind the story of that book were originally from Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
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