Review: Could be better, but what's there is interesting
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2012
The Pelican Code explores a multitude of characters, some famous literary minds from the 1500s, others living globally in modern times, to ultimately present theories that Shakespeare did not write the works that are famously attributed to him. Hundreds of years of mysterious cover-ups and fragmented codes lead Kit to try to prove that Marlowe did indeed write Shakespeare's works, while shadowy men lurk in the background. I've never actually read The Da Vinci Code, but from what I've heard this might be an entry into the "literary mystery/thriller" genre that was popularized by that book.I thought this book was just alright. A slow starter, but it got more interesting as it went on. It was a rather quick read. The historical slant presents an issue that is still argued about today, but there isn't a whole lot of concrete evidence of expert opinion. Perhaps the point of this wasn't to convince so much as to just be an interesting thriller, however. Still, the book gave me something to think about, and I'm sure it will interest people who are interested in this topic. I liked most of the characters, even if they were boneheaded at times. Everyone felt distinct and fairly realistic, and had their own goals and lives.