Why should/shouldn't we read 'The Da Vinci Code'?

[CoralSkywalker]

Right.. everybody knows this book.. wether you've read it or not ^^
Personally I've not yet read it, but I got it at home.. I've had the intention of reading it a couple of times but I just never got to it..
I did read 'Digital Fortress' by Dan Brown, and I must admit it was a great book imo..

Should I read Da Vinci as well? Why/why not? ^^
Is Dan Brown a real genius or was it mere luck the book got this popular??

[krazor]

I haven't read it, but I plan on doing it or getting an audio book of it from somewhere. I'm sure he's a good author but I'm also sure that a lot of the hype is just from the controversial nature of his book. Frankly. I don't see why people are getting worked up about it, I mean it supposedly states right in it that it's fiction.

[Silhouette]

Haven't read it yet, I've got it, but it's somewhere in my not very cleaned up room, so I've got to find the damn book first.

[krazor]

I downloaded an audio book of it now and plan on listening to it in the next few days.

[CoralSkywalker]

Umm, the film adaptation is out in cinemas.. Do you think it's a good idea going to see the film before having read the book? Cause this is against some people's principles I suppose ^^