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I agree with a few other people, that his other books were better. I liked angels and demons and initially I liked the Da Vinci code. It was definately an interesting read and did make me think about a few things. I'm not overly religious, though I have been baptised and I am lucky enough to be part of the catholic education system [Oh yay], so, I found it easy to believe some of the points made about the lengths certain religious groups would go to to achieve particuler means. I liked that aspect of it more than anything.
However, I've also read alot of other books on the same and simillar topics which I enjoyed more. There was alot of hype about the book when it first came out because the publishers knew exactly how to market the book, thats perhaps where the authors of 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' went wrong. On top of that, whilst it there were years between the publication of the two books. Those years can make a hell of a difference, modern society is more inclined to criticise organised religion today, than it was say, ten years ago. Furthermore, the fact that the book was fiction meant that it was easy to digest and therefore would reach differing and wider target audiences.
Working in a bookstore, I can honestly say now that we rarely sell a copy of the book. People actually steer clear of it, its become rubbishy and a little bit of a joke. The movie made it a little less credible in some eyes and when we got the damn board game...yeah, that was taking it just a tad too far. 'The Secret' another initially popular book is headed down the same path...
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